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1963 Skopje earthquake
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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.
First hours after the earthquake
First hours after the earthquake
Destroyed apartment building in downtown Skopje.
Destroyed apartment building in downtown Skopje.
From John F. Kennedy Library: National Security Action Memorandum No. 267 Disaster Assistance for Skopje – NARA – 193638, written and signed on Octobe
From John F. Kennedy Library: National Security Action Memorandum No. 267 Disaster Assistance for Skopje – NARA – 193638, written and signed on October 18, 1963, by president Kennedy's national security advisor McGeorge Bundy
Symbol of the earthquake: The Old Railway Station in Skopje. The clock stopped at 5.17 on July 26, 1963. Today the building is used by the Museum of t
Symbol of the earthquake: The Old Railway Station in Skopje. The clock stopped at 5.17 on July 26, 1963. Today the building is used by the Museum of the City of Skopje (Muzej na grad Skopje).
Skopje
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Skopje is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre. Skopje lies in the Skopje Basin.
Image: Skopje view from Kale 3
Image: Skopje view from Kale 3
Image: Arheo Museum of Macedonia (13)
Image: Arheo Museum of Macedonia (13)
Image: Porta Macedonia, Skopie, Macedonia del Norte, 2014 04 16, DD 105
Image: Porta Macedonia, Skopie, Macedonia del Norte, 2014 04 16, DD 105
Image: Church of St. Clement of Ohrid Skopje
Image: Church of St. Clement of Ohrid Skopje