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The Koyna earthquake, a few hundred miles west of Latur in 1967 was the most recent one. [12] Latur area is near the eastern end of Deccan Traps formed by flood basalt . The basalt flows in the area are estimated to be 450 meters thick with the terrain generally flat.
Latur is 43 kilometers from the epicenter of the devastating 1993 Latur earthquake ... Ausa Fort is a historical fort in Latur, which showcases Maratha history and ...
Latur had a devastating, though only low magnitude, earthquake on 30 September 1993 resulting in a huge loss of life. The earthquake measured only 6.3 on the Richter scale but more than 30,000 people were estimated to have died mainly due to poor construction of houses and village huts made of stones which just collapsed on people who were fast ...
The reason for the intensity and high frequency of earthquakes is the Indian plate driving into Asia at a rate of approximately 47 mm/year. [1] The following is a list of major earthquakes which have occurred in India , including those with epicentres outside India that caused significant damage or casualties in the country.
Deadliest earthquake of 1993. The 1993 Latur earthquake caused extreme destruction in the Latur - Osmanabad areas. 52 villages were destroyed. 9,748 people perished and 30,000 were injured. 1 million people were displaced.
The last big earthquake in this area on the San Andreas caused one part of the fault to move past the other by 12 to 14 feet, making it a likely magnitude 7.3 or 7.4 earthquake.
Earthquake June 21 1991 138,866 1991 Bangladesh cyclone: Bangladesh Tropical cyclone April 24 – 30 1992 2,500 1992 Flores earthquake and tsunami: Indonesia Earthquake, Tsunami December 12 1993 9,748 1993 Latur earthquake: India Earthquake September 30 1994 3,063 Typhoon Fred: China, Taiwan Tropical cyclone August 21 1995 6,434 Great Hanshin ...
A 9.5 earthquake that struck about 3,800 years in northern Chile was the greatest in human history, according to a new study.