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important topic of disaster in Maharashtra​

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The Latur earthquake was felt at 6.4 on the Richter scale at Killari in Latur district of the Marathwada region as the epicentre, at 3.56 a.m.,on the 30th September 1993. The tremour resulted in loss of lives of 7,928 persons, injury to 16,000 persons and death of over 15,800 livestock. The damage was remarkably extensive in 52 villages of Latur and Osmanabad districts, but the impact of the disaster was spread in other 2500 villages in the neighbouring 11 districts. The total property loss was estimated to be more than Rs.1100 crores.