DATE JULY 26, 1963

TIME (GMT) 04:17:11

EPICENTRAL LATITUDE 42º 00.5' N

EPICENTRAL LONGITUDE 21º 27.3' E

HYPOCENTRAL DEPTH 5 km

MAGNITUDE (M) 6.1

EPICENTRAL INTENSITY IX

RDM - SKOPJE EARTHQUAKESUMMARY EFFECTS

Mortality 1,070Serious injury 3,300Rescued form ruins 10,000 Sheltered 40,000Evacuated (3-9 months) 140,000Displaced 70,000Mechanical migration 300,000Direct Losses 1,2 Billion 1963 US$ 15% of 1962 GDP of SFRJ > 2 GDP of R. Macedonia

SKOPJE EARTHQUAKE

SEARCH & RESQUE

SKOPJE EARTHQUAKE

SEARCH & RESQUE

SKOPJE EARTHQUAKE

SEARCH & RESQUE

SKOPJE EARTHQUAKE Within hours - Session of The City Assembly

SKOPJE EARTHQUAKEWithin hours - Field Reception Center

SKOPJE EARTHQUAKE

The same day – Evacuation of heavy injuries

SKOPJE EARTHQUAKEThe same day – Field hospital - park around Clinical Center

SKOPJE EARTHQUAKEWithin days – Tented Shelter Camp

SKOPJE EARTHQUAKE

PharmacyPharmacy

Post OfficePost Office

Within days – Organization of public services

IZIIS INVOLVMENT IN EARTHQUAKE DISASTER & RISK MANAGEMENT

Pre-Disaster• Seismic Risk Assessment

• Mittigation/Prevention (Emergrncy Response Plans)

• Preparedness

Post-Disaster• Assessing Damage

• Rehabilitation of the affected area

IZIIS INVOLVMENT IN EARTHQUAKE POST - DISASTER ACTIVITIES

DAMAGE INSPECTION OBJECTIVES

Primary:

To save human life and prevent injuries by identifying buildings that have been weakened by the earthquake and are therefore threatened by subsequent aftershocks

Secondary:

To save properties by identifying emergency strengtheningneeds and measures (shoring, bracing, partial or total demolitions etc.);

To collect the data necessary for obtaining reliable estimates of the disaster to allow authorities to take relief measures, formulate disaster mitigation policies and allocate available resources

To provide data that will identify frequent causes of damage, so that potential rehabilitation plans may take into account such assessments;

IZIIS INVOLVMENT IN EARTHQUAKE POST DISASTER ACTIVITIES

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