1963 Skopje Earthquake
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| Magnitude | 6. 1 Mw |
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| Areas affected | Yugoslavia |
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| Depth | 6 kilometres (4 mi) |
| Casualties | 1,000–1,100 killed: 3,000–4,000 injured; 200,000 left homeless; 75–80% of city destroyed; |
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| ID | 2197826 |
About 1963 Skopje Earthquake
The 1963 Skopje earthquake was a 6. 1 moment magnitude earthquake which occurred in Skopje, SR 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.