1963 Skopje earthquake
Damage in Skopje following the earthquake | |
| UTC time | 1963-07-26 04:17:17 |
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| ISC event | 872813 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | July 26, 1963 |
| Local time | 5:17 |
| Magnitude | 6.1 Mw |
| Depth | 6 kilometres (4 mi) |
| Epicenter | 42°06′N 21°24′E / 42.10°N 21.40°E |
| Max. intensity | MMI X (Extreme) |
| Casualties | 1,000–1,100 killed
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The 1963 Skopje earthquake (Macedonian: Скопски земјотрес од 1963 година) was a 6.1 moment magnitude earthquake which occurred in Skopje, SR Macedonia (present-day North Macedonia), then part of the SFR Yugoslavia, on July 26, 1963, which killed over 1,070 people, injured between 3,000 and 4,000 and left more than 200,000 people homeless. About 80 percent of the city was destroyed.