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Disasters with highest death tolls

1993 Latur Earthquake

Thursday Sep 30, 1993 at 05:30:00 AM
Maharashtra, India

The 1993 Latur earthquake struck India at 3:56 am local time (UTC+05:30) on 30 September. The main area affected was Maharashtra State in Western India. Fifty-two villages were demolished in the intraplate earthquake. It measured 6.2 on the moment magnitude scale, and approximately 9,748 people died, whilst another 30,000 were injured.


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