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M6.4 - Bosnia and Herzegovina (Yugoslavia), 1969
This severe earthquake in the Banja Luka area of Yugoslavia killed 20, seriously injured 150, and left 65,000 homeless. Banja Luka, a city of about 50,000 inhabitants, located about 240 miles west of Beograd, had about 60 percent of the dwellings razed. Three neighboring villages were reportedly destroyed. Among the major buildings razed by the shock were the city hall, cultural center, 15 schools, and 5 doritories. A textile factory damaged during the earthquake began leaking sulphuric acid and other chemicals, contaminating the river and water supply.
From Significant Earthquakes of the World 1969, and Earthquake Information Bulletin, Volume 2, Number 2.
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