Skopje earthquake 1963

submitted by europelmbh on 03/11/16 1

26.07.2009 Thousands of people were feared dead after a massive earthquake rocked the Macedonian capital Skopje of the then Socialist Republic of Macedonia. The first quake occurred in Skopje (with a population of 200,000 people to that time) at about 5:00 pm and lasted for 20 seconds. Tremors from the earthquake were felt some 90 miles along the Vardar valley. More than 100,000 people were made homeless immediately as three-quarters of the city's buildings were damaged or destroyed.

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