Latur earthquake struck in India on September 30, 1993. The main area affected was the Maharashtra State. It was an intraplate earthquake. The Eathquake occurred in Western India, 400km to the South East of Mumbai. is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... , Maharashtra (Marathi: महाराष्ट्र , IPA:  , English: ) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ... Although the theory of plate tectonics well describes the mechanisms for interplate earthquakes (earthquakes at plate boundaries), there is the fact that very large intraplate earthquakes (earthquake within plates) can inflict heavy damage on towns and cities. ... , “Bombay” redirects here. ...

It measured 6.4 on the Richter Scale, and over 20,000 people lost their lives. The earthquake's focus was around 12km deep - relatively shallow causing shock waves to cause more damage. The number of lives lost was high as the earthquake occurred at 3.45 AM when people were sound asleep in their homes. The Richter magnitude test scale (or more correctly local magnitude ML scale) assigns a single number to quantify the size of an earthquake. ... Look up focus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of stored energy in the Earths crust that creates seismic waves. ...

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. As the Indian continent crumples as it pushes against Europe pressure is released. It is possible that this pressure is released along fault lines. Another argument is that reservoir costruction along the River Terna was responsible for increasing pressure on fault lines. World map showing the location of Europe. ...