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Historic Earthquake
1993 Latur Earthquake
29 September 1993 · Latur-Osmanabad, Killari · India
On 29 September 1993 at 22:25 UTC, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck India (Latur-Osmanabad, Killari), at a depth of 7 km. It occurred on the Indian Plate. It killed at least 11,000 people and injured 30,000. It is the 31st deadliest of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 29 September 1993
- Time
- 22:25 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.2
- Depth
- 7 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 11,000
- Injuries
- 30,000
- Estimated Damage
- 300 million US dollars
- Plate
- Indian Plate
- Country
- India
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19671967 Koynanagar Earthquake · M 6.6180 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth