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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.
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.
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.
Latur District is bound by Udgir district to the northeast, Osmanabad district to the south-west, and Beed. On 30 September 1993 an earthquake struck Latur. It is the 16 largest city in Maharashtra. [citation needed]
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 ...
The same nation was devastated in 2010 by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake but due to the event’s shallow depth and its epicenter near the capital, more than 200,000 people were reported killed ...
Moderately damaging earthquakes strike between New York and Wilmington, Delaware, about twice a century, the USGS said, and smaller earthquakes are felt in the region roughly every two to three years.
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