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The Killari (Latur) earthquake of September 30, 1993 (M w 6.3) that ruptured the surface of the Deccan Plateau was a surprising event in a continental interior region, quite far from the plate boundaries.
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Details Deadliest earthquake in state of Maharashtra. [14] Main districts affected were Latur and Osmanabad. Occurred around 3.56am IST. 52 villages affected and destroyed. [15] [16] 10,000 people killed and 30,000 injured. Huge hollow in Killari, epicentre of quake still remains. With measurement in moment magnitude scale of 6.4. [15]
The devastating ( Mw 6.2) Latur earthquake of September 29, 1993 in South India has claimed an estimated 11.000 human lives. With an Imax of VIII, the earthquake was felt to an average distance of 750 km. More than 125 shocks were reported to have been felt during August 1992–March 1993. Out of these, during October–November 1992, several ...
On September 30, 1993 a magnitude 6.4 earthquake shook the area near village Killari in Latur district killing about 8,000 persons (GSI, 1996; Jain et. al, 1994; Seeber et al., 1993, 1996). The maximum intensity of shaking was about VIII to IX.
22 SECTION 7 CONCLUSION The severe earthquake of the killari having a magnitude of 6.2 with a focal depth of 12 km from the 2 km away from the latur region the terrible event of this the 32,547 people were dead and about millions of property was destroyed. In this event some this killary event wipe out.
Abstract. The Killari (Latur) earthquake of September 30, 1993 (M w 6.3) that ruptured the surface of the Deccan Plateau was a surprising event in a continental interior region, quite far from the plate boundaries. Download chapter PDF.
Exactly 26 years ago, more than 10,000 people did not and would never again wake up from their sleep in the Latur region of Maharastra, as a massive 6.4 magnitude earthquake shook the ground under ...