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The Latur earthquake struck India at 3:56 am local time (UTC+05:30) on 30 September 1993. The
main area affected was Maharashtra State in Western India. The earthquake primarily affected the
districts of Latur and Osmanabad, including the Ausa block of Latur and Umerga of Osmanabad.
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Fifty-two villages were demolished in the intraplate earthquake. It measured 6.2 on the moment
magnitude scale, and approximately 10,000 people died, whilst another 30,000 were injured. The
earthquake's focus was around 12 km deep relatively shallow allowing shock waves to cause
more damage.
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IST and lasted for over 2 minutes. The epicentre was about 9 km south-southwest of the village
of Chobari in Bhachau Taluka of KutchDistrict of Gujarat, India.[5] The intraplate earthquake reached
7.7 on the moment magnitude scale and had a maximum felt intensity of X (Intense) on the Mercalli
intensity scale. The earthquake killed between 13,805 and 20,023 people (including 18 in
southeastern Pakistan), injured another 167,000 and destroyed nearly 400,000 homes.
Effects[edit]
The death toll in the Kutch region was 12,300. Bhuj, which was situated only 20km away from the
epicenter, was devastated. Considerable damage also occurred in Bhachau and Anjar with
hundreds of villages flattened in Taluka of Anjar, Bhuj & Bhachau. Over a million structures were
damaged or destroyed, including many historic buildings and tourist attractions.
The earthquake triggered another huge avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported
missing
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