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The 1963 Skopje earthquake (Macedonian: Скопски земјотрес 1963, transliterated Skopski zemjotres 1963) was an earthquake which occurred in Skopje, SR Macedonia (present-day Republic of Macedonia) then part of the SFR Yugoslavia, on July 26, 1963. The earthquake, which measured 6.1 on the moment magnitude scale (equivalent to 6.9 on the richter scale), occurred on July 26, 1963 at 4:17 am UTC (5:17 am local time) in Skopje, Socialist Republic of Macedonia, then part of SFR Yugoslavia (present... full article at wikipedia

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Date and time (GMT)
  • Jul 26, 1963 4:17AM UTC
Epicenter
latitude
longitude
  • 42.16
  • 21.66
Nearest location
Duration
Total fatalities
number
  • 1,100
Total injuries
Total damage
Affected locations
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