Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Latur earthquake struck India at 03:56 local time (UTC + 05:30) on September 30, 1993. The main area affected was Maharashtra State in Western India. The earthquake primarily affected the districts of Latur and Osmanabad including Ausa block of Latur and Umerga of Osmanabd. 52 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 – causing shock waves to cause more damage.Because India does not lie on a plate boundary there was some debate as to what caused the earthquake. One suggestion is the existence of fault webs. The Indian sub-continent crumples as it pushes against Asia and pressure is released. It is possible that this pressure is released along fault lines. Another argument is that reservoir construction along the Terna was responsible for increasing pressure on fault lines.Killari, where the epicenter of the quake is believed to be, had a large crater, which remains in place to date.. }
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- 1993_Latur_earthquake abstract "The Latur earthquake struck India at 03:56 local time (UTC + 05:30) on September 30, 1993. The main area affected was Maharashtra State in Western India. The earthquake primarily affected the districts of Latur and Osmanabad including Ausa block of Latur and Umerga of Osmanabd. 52 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 – causing shock waves to cause more damage.Because India does not lie on a plate boundary there was some debate as to what caused the earthquake. One suggestion is the existence of fault webs. The Indian sub-continent crumples as it pushes against Asia and pressure is released. It is possible that this pressure is released along fault lines. Another argument is that reservoir construction along the Terna was responsible for increasing pressure on fault lines.Killari, where the epicenter of the quake is believed to be, had a large crater, which remains in place to date.".