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Historic Earthquake
1963 Skopje Earthquake
26 July 1963 · Macedonia, Skopje · North Macedonia
On 26 July 1963 at 04:17 UTC, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck North Macedonia (Macedonia, Skopje), at a depth of 5 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 332 km from its boundary with the Aegean Sea Plate (continental rift). It killed at least 1,070 people and injured 3,300.
- Date
- 26 July 1963
- Time
- 04:17 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.0
- Depth
- 5 km
- Maximum Intensity
- X (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 1,070
- Injuries
- 3,300
- Estimated Damage
- 1.0 billion US dollars
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- North Macedonia
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19791979 Montenegro Earthquake · M 6.9131 deaths
- 19781978 Thessaloniki Earthquake · M 6.450 deaths
- 1967North Macedonia · M 6.518 deaths
- 1954Greece · M 7.025 deaths
- 19321932 Ierissos Earthquake · M 6.9161 deaths
- 19051905 Shkoder Earthquake · M 6.6120 deaths
- 1904Struma · M 7.8
- 1904Struma · M 7.5
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth