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UTC time: 1993-09-29 22:25:48: ISC event: 210578: USGS-ANSSComCat: Local date: 30 September 1993 (): Local time: 03:56: Magnitude: 6.2 M w [1] 6.3 M s [2]: Depth: 10 km (6.2 mi) [1] Epicenter: 1]: Type: Reverse [3]: Areas affected: India: Total damage: $280 million–1.3 billion [3]: Max. intensity: MMI VIII (Severe) [4] MSK-64 VIII (Damaging) [5]: Casualties: 9,748 dead [3] 30,000 injured [3 ...
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.
1993 Finisterre earthquakes: This earthquake was the first and the largest in an earthquake sequence that affected the Ramu-Markham Valley that affected the area over the month of October. 60 people were killed and 200 were injured, mostly due to landslides triggered by the shocks. Many villages near the epicenter were severely damaged.
30 September – The 6.2 M w Latur earthquake shakes Maharashtra, India with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe) killing 9,748 and injuring 30,000. 5 December - Mulayam Singh Yadav elected chief minister of Uttar Pradesh for the second time.
The earthquake killed an old man, two others people were injured, 159 houses and two religious buildings were damaged. [282] A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, on October 24 at a depth of 26.1 km (16.2 mi). [283] A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Japan, on October 25 at a depth of 26.1 km (16.2 mi ...
A pie chart comparing the seismic moment release of the three largest earthquakes for the hundred-year period from 1906 to 2005 with that for all earthquakes of magnitudes <6, 6 to 7, 7 to 8, and >8 for the same period. The 2011 Japan quake would be roughly similar to Sumatra. Earthquakes of magnitude 8.0 and greater from 1900 to 2018.
2013 6,340 Typhoon Haiyan: Philippines, Vietnam, China November 8 – 10 2014 2,700 2014 Badakhshan mudslides: Afghanistan Landslide May 2 2015 8,964 April 2015 Nepal earthquake: Nepal, India Earthquake April 25 2016 1,111 [17] 2016 Indian heat wave: India Heat wave April – May 2017 3,059 Hurricane Maria: Puerto Rico, Dominica Tropical cyclone
The National Centre for Seismology (NCS) is an office of India's Ministry of Earth Sciences. [1] The office monitors earthquakes and conducts seismological research. Specifically, it provides earthquake surveillance and hazard reports to governmental agencies. It consists of various divisions: Earthquake Monitoring & Services