M6.0 earthquake near Skopje, Grad Skopje

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 0 km NE of Krušopek, North Macedonia on 26 Jul 1963, 04:17 UTC at a depth of 15 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Skopje, about 7 km away in Grad Skopje, North Macedonia.