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The 1993 Latur earthquake struck India at 3:56 am local time on 30 September. The main area affected were the districts of Latur and Osmanabad, including the Ausa block of Latur and Omerga of Osmanabad in Maharashtra, Western India. [7] Fifty-two villages were demolished in the intraplate earthquake.
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.
1993 earthquakes (9 P) F. 1993 floods (5 P) T. Tornadoes of 1993 (4 P) Tropical cyclones in 1993 (6 C, 1 P) U. 1993 natural disasters in the United States (10 P)
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A waterspout in the Indian Ocean. Tornadoes in India are rare, with only ~12 tornadoes being recorded between 1976 and 2010. [1] Most tornadoes in India are deadly, with an average of 80 people killed per tornado. The deadliest Indian tornado on record hit areas near Belda on March 24, 1998, killing 250 people.