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The Latur area, and indeed peninsular India where it is located, was previously considered having the least possibility of seismic activity. Prior to 1967 there had been only three recorded notable earthquakes in peninsular India. The Koyna earthquake, a few hundred miles west of Latur in 1967 was the most recent one. [12]
The following is a list of major earthquakes which have occurred in India, ... Latur, Maharashtra: 6.2 M w: VIII 9,748 30,000 1991-10-20: Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand:
Latur (formerly Ratnapur) is a city in Latur district of the Maharashtra state of India. Before 1982 Latur was a part of the Osmanabad district (now Dharashiv). The city is a tourist hub surrounded by many historical monuments Kharosa Caves. The most spoken language in Latur is Marathi. The city's quality of education attracts students from all ...
The 1934 Nepal–India earthquake or 1934 Bihar–Nepal earthquake was one of the worst earthquakes in India's history. The towns of Munger and Muzaffarpur were completely destroyed. 8.3 June 12, 1897 Shillong Plateau, India see 1897 Assam earthquake: 26°N 91°E 8.3 August 26, 1833 10:58 PM (N.S.T.) Kathmandu, Nepal see 1833 Bihar–Nepal ...
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 region last suffered a major earthquake in 1956, when a tremor with a magnitude of 7.7 struck to the south of the island of Amorgos, followed minutes later by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake near ...
(The Center Square) – Los Angeles continues to be surrounded by fire as more than 6,000 firefighters from California and nearby states work to suppress the flames. The two biggest fires continue ...
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.