1963 Skopje earthquake - Wikipedia
WEBThe earthquake, which measured 6.1 on the moment magnitude scale, occurred on July 26, 1963, at 04:17 UTC (5:17 am local time) in Skopje, Socialist Republic of Macedonia, then part of SFR Yugoslavia (present-day North Macedonia). The tremor lasted for 20 seconds and was felt mostly along the Vardar River Valley.
The 1963 Skopje Earthquake: Key Events & Reconstruction Efforts
WEBThe 1963 Skopje Earthquake caused significant destruction and loss of life, highlighting the need for better seismic safety regulations. The earthquake measured 6.1 on the moment magnitude scale and resulted in approximately 1,070 fatalities. It destroyed 80% of the city and left 150,000 individuals homeless.
Reconstruction of Skopje 1963 - Wikipedia
WEBPlan for Skopje 1963 was the urban and architectural plan put forward to rebuild the city of Skopje following the 1963 Skopje earthquake. The plan was organised between 1963 and 1966 by the government of Yugoslavia and the United Nations. [1] The rebuilding of the city attracted large international attention, [2] this led to the involvement of ...
Skopje’s 1963 Quake: From Ruins to Modernist Resurrection
WEBJun 17, 2021 · On July 26th, 1963, a massive earthquake struck the city of Skopje in the Socialist Republic of Macedonia in Yugoslavia at 5:17 in the morning. In an instant, roughly 80% of the city was destroyed and 1,070 people were killed (with over 3,000 injured and 150,00 left homeless).
Skoplje '63 - Wikipedia
WEBSkoplje '63 is a 1964 Yugoslavian (Croatian and Macedonian) documentary film directed by Veljko Bulajić about the 1963 Skopje earthquake. The film documents and interprets the aftermath the earthquake, especially its social consequences.
BBC ON THIS DAY | 26 | 1963: Thousands killed in Yugoslav earthquake
WEB26 July. Thousands of people are feared dead after a massive earthquake rocked the Yugoslav city of Skopje. The first quake occurred in the Macedonian capital at about 0500 and lasted for 20...
How the 1963 Skopje Earthquake Brought the World a Little Bit …
WEBJul 26, 2021 · “The 1963 Skopje earthquake, Mw 6.1, struck Skopje, Macedonia, on July 26, 1963. It killed more than 1,070 people, injured around 4,000 and left more than 200,000 people homeless, destroying about 80 percent of the city itself” – Australian Earthquake Engineering Society 2013 Conference, Nov 15-17, Hobart Tasmania.
The Skopje earthquake of 26 July 1963 and the seismicity of
WEBAmbraseys Department of Civil Engineering, Imperial College of Science, University of London General characteristics of the Skopje ear thquake-a summary On 26 July 1963, at 05.17 hours local time, northern Macedonia was shaken by a severe earthquake. It killed 1,070 and injured over 3,000 people.
1963 Skopje (Macedonia) Earthquake Archive: - IRIS Consortium
WEBSep 4, 2004 · Data Services. Seismo Archives. 1963 Skopje (Macedonia) Earthquake Archive: 1963 7/26 04:17 UTC 42.10N 21.40E M=6.1, Skopje, Macedonia. The death toll of this earthquake was over 1,000.
40 years after Skopje earthquake, Annan recalls global solidarity …
WEB28 July 2003. Forty years after a massive earthquake struck Skopje and left 1,000 dead and three-quarters of the city’s inhabitants homeless, Secretary-General Kofi Annan recalled the...
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