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Historic Earthquake
1983 North Macedonia Earthquake
25 February 1983 · Macedonia, Skopje · North Macedonia
On 25 February 1983 at 18:22 UTC, a magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck North Macedonia (Macedonia, Skopje), at a depth of 24 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 307 km from its boundary with the Aegean Sea Plate (continental rift). It killed at least 12 people.
- Date
- 25 February 1983
- Time
- 18:22 UTC
- Magnitude
- 4.7
- Depth
- 24 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 12
- Estimated Damage
- 1 million 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
- 1967North Macedonia · M 6.518 deaths
- 1954Greece · M 7.025 deaths
- 19321932 Ierissos Earthquake · M 6.9161 deaths
- 1928Popovitsa · M 7.0
- 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