The Latur earthquake struck India at 03:56 local time (UTC + 04:30) on September 30, 1993. The main area affected was the Maharashtra State in Western India. The earthquake primarily affected the districts of Latur and Osmanabad including Ausa block of Latur and Umerga of Osmanabd. Total 52 villages were demolished.It was an intraplate earthquake. It measured 6.4 on the Richter Scale, and approximately 20,000 people died,^[2] whilst another 30,000 were injured. The earthquake's focus was around 12 km deep – relatively shallow causing shock waves to cause more damage.

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