Which Happened First?

1963 Skopje earthquake

1963 Skopje earthquake
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The 1963 Skopje earthquake occurred in present-day North Macedonia. The 6.1 moment magnitude shock had a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme) and resulted in more than 1,000 deaths and between 3,000 and 4,000 injuries. More than 200,000 people were left homeless. About 80 percent of the city was destroyed.

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Which happened first?

Timeline

  1. 1958 Lituya Bay earthquake and megatsunamiJuly 10, 1958
  2. 1960 Agadir earthquakeFebruary 29, 1960
  3. 1960 Valdivia earthquakeMay 21, 1960
  4. 1963 Skopje earthquake (this page)July 26, 1963
  5. 1964 Alaska great earthquake and tsunamiMarch 27, 1964
  6. 1970 Ancash earthquakeMay 31, 1970

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