What the records say
- When
- 29 Sep 1993
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.2
- Where
- India
- Coordinates
- 18.07° N, 76.45° E
- Deaths
- 11000
- Injuries
- 30000
- Damage musd
- 300
- Intensity mmi
- 8
- Depth km
- 7
1993 Latur earthquake
Earthquake centered in Maharashtra State, India
The 1993 Latur earthquake struck India at 3:56 am local time (UTC+05:30) on 30 September. The main area affected were the districts of Latur and Dharashiv, including the Ausa block of Latur and Omerga of Dharashiv in Maharashtra, Western India. Fifty-two villages were demolished in the intraplate earthquake.
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- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Latur earthquake: A 6.2 earthquake occurs in the vicinity of Maharashtra, India having a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “en la ciudad de Latur, en el estado de Majarastra (India), un terremoto de 6,2 mata a personas”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page