An intraplate earthquake is an earthquake that occurs in the interior of a tectonic plate , in contrast to an interplate earthquake on the boundary of a tectonic plate. It is also called an intraslab earthquake , especially when occurring in a microplate.
74-628: Latur (formerly Ratnapur ) is a city and a Tehsil in Latur district in the Maharashtra state of India . Before 1982 Latur was a part of Osmanabad district. The city is a tourist hub surrounded by many historical monuments Kharosa Caves . The most spoken language in Latur is Marathi . The city's quality of education attracts students from all over Maharashtra. It is a drought prone area with acute water shortage in its city and rural areas. The economy
148-471: A halt station only. Latur city is situated in Marathwada region in southern part of Maharashtra . Latur is 498 km from state capital Mumbai and 484 km from winter capital Nagpur (via Nanded , Yawatmal , Wardha ). Latur district Latur district (Marathi pronunciation: [laːt̪uːɾ] ) is a district in Maharashtra state of India. Latur city is the district headquarters and
222-530: A separate Latur district was carved out of Osmanabad district. Latur is situated 636 metres above mean sea level, on the Balaghat plateau, near the Maharashtra– Karnataka state boundary. It receives its drinking water from the nearby Manjira River , which suffered from environmental degradation and silting in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. As a result of this and lack of implementation of
296-705: A separate Latur district was carved out of Osmanabad district. In Latur's Papvinashak Temple a 12th-century Kannada inscription of Western Chalukya emperor Someshvara III was found. According to that inscription, 500 scholars were living in Lattlaur (Latur) at that time and that Latur was the city of King Someshwar. Latur district is in the Marathwada region in Maharashtra in India, located between 17°52' North to 18°50' North and 76°18' East to 79°12' East in
370-452: A tool to gain temporary advantage, that does not prepare them for advanced learning. In past few years, Latur has emerged as an educational hub for higher education. There are many institutions which offer bachelor's degree, and master's degree. There are many institutions which offer Engineering degrees, one leading engineering college among them is STMEI'S Sandipani Technical Campus - Faculty of Engineering and Polytechnic, Latur. Most of
444-399: A water management strategy, during the drought of the 2010s the city ran out of water. Temperature : Temperatures in Latur range from 13 to 41 °C (55 to 106 °F), with the most comfortable time to visit in the winter, which is October to February. The highest temperature ever recorded was 45.6 °C (114.1 °F). The lowest recorded temperature was 2.2 °C (36.0 °F). In
518-412: Is 725 millimetres (28.5 in). Recently, Latur has been bearing the brunt of climate change. Extreme weather episodes, including torrential rainfall and even hailstorms in summers, have been showing up in Latur for over a decade now. Latur has been ranked 29th best “National Clean Air City” under (Category 2 3-10L Population cities) in India. On 30 September 1993, at 3:53 a.m. local time, Latur
592-485: Is Marathi. However; many schools observe English, Semi-English, Urdu medium of teaching. Latur is known for its Latur Pattern which has given toppers to the state for many years in HSC and SSC exams conducted by MSBSHSE . Administratively the district is divided into two subdivisions namely Latur, Nilanga, and further divided into three talukas & three Panchayat Samitis. These are Latur , Nilanga , Chakur , Latur city
666-654: Is a reputed college for undergraduate as well as post graduate education. It provides education in Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Commerce. Latur is home to a branch of the Western India Regional Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India , along with an exam centre, Information Technology training lab, reading room, and a library for Chartered Accountants as well as for students. Medical education
740-580: Is agriculture intensive, but in recent years is also dependent on Educational sector and its allied activities. Industrial development is minimal in the district. Latur is 43 kilometers from the epicenter of the devastating 1993 Latur earthquake . Latur has an ancient history, which probably dates to the Rashtrakuta period. It was home to a branch of Rashtrakutas which ruled the Deccan from 753 to 973 AD. The first Rashtrakuta king, Dantidurga ,
814-413: Is also home to several sugar mills like Manjra, Rena, Vikas, Jagruti etc. GDVA Per Capita (At Current Price) of Latur district was ₹1,34,634 in 2019–2020. This records an increase from the previous number of ₹1,23,044. Latur Airport is located between Akharwai and Harangul Bk., northwest of Latur city. The Airport was constructed in 1991 by Public Works Department (PWD) and then handed over to MIDC. It
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#1732776761966888-781: Is being electrified. Work is expected to be completed around 2024. Latur has been blessed with the new Marathwada Railway Coach Factory being set up at Latur. Located near the Harangul Railway Station, the factory was set up by the Indian Raillways' undertaking Rail Vikas Nigam Limited RVNL in 2018. First coach shell was produced on 25 December 2020, on Good Governance Day. The factory has been designed with an initial capacity of 250 MEMU/EMU/LHB coaches per annum. A five km (3.1 mi) long railway line has also been provided from factory to new electronically interlocked harangul station, which earlier used to be
962-412: Is divided in 70 electoral wards called as Prabhag and each ward is represented by a Corporator (called as Nagarsevak ) elected by the people from each ward. LMC is responsible for providing basic amenities such as drinking water, drainage facility, road, street lights, healthcare facilities and primary schools. LMC collects its revenue from the urban taxes which are imposed on citizens. The administration
1036-743: Is headed by the Commissioner of Municipal Corporation; an I.A.S. Officer, assisted by the other officers of different departments. Latur contributes one seat to the Lok Sabha . The seat is currently held by Sudhakar Shringare, MP , of the BJP. It also holds one seat for the Assembly - Latur Indian National Congress . In latest constituency arrangements made by Election Commission of India , Latur will contribute one Loksabha seat, and two state assembly seats, i.e. Latur City and Latur Rural . The city
1110-528: Is held every year. Thousands of people attend the Gangaram Maharaj Samadhi every Ekadashi at Hattibet in Udgir tehsil. In January 2011, the first ever 'Latur Festival' was organised on 10, 11 and 12 January under the guidance of Mr. Amit Deshmukh. The grand success of this event has now ensured a permanent spot on the cultural calendar. Now this is an annual fixture. The event is organised by
1184-851: Is mentioned as a name for Latur. The King Amoghavarsha of Rashtrakuta developed Latur city, originally the native place of the Rashtrakutas. The Rashtrakutas who succeeded the Chalukyas of Badami in 753 AD called themselves the residents of Lattalur. It was, over the centuries, ruled by the Satavahanas , the Sakas , the Chalukyas , the Yadavas of Devgiri , the Delhi Sultans , the Bahamani rulers of South India, Adilshahi , and
1258-403: Is provided by Sandipani Technical Campus - Faculty of Engineering and Polytechnic , M.S. Bidve College of Engineering, Puranmal Lahoti Government Polytechnic , and Government Residential Women's Polytechnic Latur . The city is a major sugarcane and edible oils, soybean , grapes and mango production centre. A fine blend of mango with locally grown mangoes was developed as Keshar Amba. Oil seeds
1332-592: Is provided by the Vilasrao Deshmukh Government Medical College and Institute , a public institute of medicine under the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences. Maharashtra Academy for Education and Research ( MAERS Pune ) runs a private medical college known as Maharashtra Institute of Medical Sciences and Research MIMSR and Yeshwantrao Chavan Rural Hospital, Latur. Engineering and technology education
1406-516: Is still awaiting to get a Krida Prabodhini. Latur District is served by 12 government hospitals, 46 Primary Health Centers, 19 dispensaries and 234 primary health support groups. A Super Specialty Hospital is taking place in Latur which would benefit to the patients in 11 adjoining districts. In addition to these there are a large number of private hospitals as well. Along with that, Latur has two medical colleges namely "Government Medical College and Hospital", and "MIMSR Medical College & Hospital",
1480-482: Is the 16th largest city in the state of Maharashtra. The district is primarily agricultural. Urban population comprises 25.47% of the total population. Latur has an ancient history, which probably dates to the Rashtrakuta period. It was home to a branch of Rashtrakutas which ruled the Deccan 753-973 AD. The first Rashtrakuta king Dantidurga was from Lattalur, probably the ancient name for Latur. Anecdotally, Ratnapur
1554-467: Is the administrative headquarters of the district. There are around 445 villages & 386 Gram Panchayats in the district. There are three Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Latur District. These are Latur City , Latur Rural , Nilanga . The district votes in one Lok Sabha constituency Latur for the other three Latur city, Latur Rural, Nilanga. Latur city is only a municipal corporation in
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#17327767619661628-557: Is the birthplace of Shivraj Patil , who served as home minister of India, Amidst national political controversy is the death, on 1 December 2014, of judge Brijgopal Harkishan Loya of the Central Bureau of Investigation , who was addressing the case involving Amit Shah , the national leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and who was cremated at his native village of Gategaon. Vikrant Vikram Gojamgunde
1702-520: Is the mayor of Latur. He became mayor in 2019. He is the youngest mayor in the state of Maharashtra. Latur has developed into an educational hub for secondary, higher secondary, and university education. The district is known in Maharashtra for its " Latur Pattern " of study, which involves intensive coaching given in the city. Students of junior colleges in Latur have a good record in taking competitive engineering and medical entrance exams. Public schools (known locally as municipality schools ) are run by
1776-426: Is under construction at Additional MIDC Latur. Latur is major transport junction to south India. The Latur region is known as the "Sugar Belt of India". This region houses over eleven large sugar factories. Most of the sugar factories of the Latur sugar belt work on the co-operative basis . Latur got its title "Sugar Belt of India" largely due to the efforts of its cooperative political leader Keshavrao Sonawane , who
1850-580: The 1886 Charleston earthquake . The Earth's crust is made up of seven primary and eight secondary tectonic plates , plus dozens of tertiary microplates. The large plates move very slowly on top of convection currents in the underlying mantle . Because they do not all move in the same direction, plates often directly collide or slide laterally along each other , a tectonic environment that makes interplate earthquakes frequent. By contrast, relatively few earthquakes occur in intraplate environments away from plate junctures. These earthquakes often occur at
1924-632: The Central Railway zone . The Manmad-Kacheguda broad-gauge railway line, which emanates from the Vikarabad-Latur-Road-Parli trunk route at Latur Road, is an important artery of traffic in Latur district. It also serves as a link between Aurangabad and Hyderabad. Latur has rail connectivity with Bangalore, Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Manmad, Aurangabad, Nanded, Parbhani, Parli Vaijnath, Osmanabad, Mudkhed, Adilabad, Basar, Nizamabad, Nashik and Kacheguda. The Miraj–Latur railway track
1998-523: The Charleston earthquake in South Carolina in 1886 (estimated magnitude 6.5 to 7.3). The Charleston quake was particularly surprising because, unlike Boston and New York, the area had almost no history of even minor earthquakes. In 2001, a large intraplate earthquake devastated the region of Gujarat , India. The earthquake occurred far from any plate boundaries, which meant the region above
2072-522: The Delhi Sultans , the Bahamani rulers of South India, Adilshahi , and the Mughals . In Latur's Papvinashak Temple a 12th-century inscription of King Someshvara III was found. According to that inscription, 500 scholars were living in Lattlaur (Latur) at that time and that Latur was the city of King Someshwar. In the 19th century, Latur became part of the Princely state of Hyderabad . In 1905 it
2146-611: The LMC , and are affiliated with the MSBSHSE . Private schools are run by educational trusts or individuals. They are usually affiliated with either the state board or national education boards, such as the ICSE or CBSE boards. Due to more than 140 colleges, the city is known as an educational hub in Marathwada. Many of the students studying in the colleges and the university are from nearby districts. Most colleges in Latur are affiliated with
2220-456: The Mughals . In the 17th century, it became part of the independent princely state of Hyderabad. Under the Hyderabad of Nizams , the tax system was reformed and many of the exploitative taxing practices were ended. In 1905 it was merged with surrounding areas, renamed Latur tehsil, and became part of Osmanabad district , which until 17 September 1948 was a part of Hyderabad Kingdom under
2294-521: The Nanded University . There is a sub-center of SRTMUN at Latur. The Sandipani Technical Campus - Faculty of Engineering, Latur , founded in 2011 by Shri. Vinodji Agrawal , is one of the leading engineering colleges in Marathwada. Along with Engineering Courses like Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, most demanding Artificial Intelligence and Data Science Engineering
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2368-553: The Nizams . The chief of Nizam's Razakar army Qasim Rizwi was from Latur. After independence and the merger of Hyderabad with the Indian Union, Osmanabad became part of Bombay Province. On 1 May 1960, with the creation of Maharashtra, Osmanabad was one of its districts. Because of the concerted efforts of Former Cooperation minister Keshavrao Sonawane and then newly elected member of assembly Vilasrao Deshmukh on 16 August 1982,
2442-566: The epicenter was unprepared for earthquakes. In particular, the Kutch district suffered tremendous damage, where the death toll was over 12,000 and the total death toll was higher than 20,000. In 2017, the 24–29 km deep magnitude 6.5 Botswana earthquake that shook eastern Botswana occurred at over 300 km from the nearest active plate boundary. The event occurred in an underpopulated area of Botswana. The 1888 earthquake in Río de la Plata
2516-417: The seismic risk of a rare, large intraplate earthquake. The cause of these earthquakes is often uncertain. In many cases, the causative fault is deeply buried and sometimes cannot even be found. Some studies have shown that quakes can be caused by fluids moving up the crust along ancient fault zones. In such circumstances, it is difficult to estimate the seismic hazard for a given city, especially if there
2590-545: The 2011 census, is 382,940. it has a sex ratio of 937 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 84.22%. 12.49% of the population is under six years of age. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 17.62% and 1.45% of the population respectively. Language in Latur City (2011) At the time of the 2011 census, 71.92% of the population spoke Marathi , 12.88% Hindi , 11.32% Urdu and 1.75% Marwari as their first language. Latur has an earlier Municipal Council, which
2664-571: The Barshi railway line was converted from narrow gauge to broad gauge . The railway gauge was converted in September 2007 from Latur to Osmanabad and in October 2008 from Osmanabad to Kurduvadi . Latur is now connected to Mumbai by a direct train via Kurduvadi (train number 1006 from Latur and 1005 from Mumbai). It is connected to Hyderabad by train number 7013 that originates at Osmanabad. With
2738-490: The Deccan plateau. It has an average elevation of 631 metres (2,070 ft) above mean sea level. The entire district of Latur is on the Balaghat plateau, 540 to 638 metres from the mean sea level. Latur District is bound by Udgir district to the northeast, Osmanabad district to the south-west, and Beed . On 30 September 1993 an earthquake struck Latur. It is the 16 largest city in Maharashtra. Average rainfall in
2812-659: The Disaster Management Training Institute were established in Latur in 2005 and 2008, respectively. Dayanand Law College was established by the Dayanand Education Society. Established medical schools such as the Government Medical College , Manjara Ayurvedic College are present in the city. Channabasweshwar Pharmacy College is a degree college that provides diploma, degree, and master courses in
2886-592: The Latur Club. The Latur Pattern of study was developed by former principals Janardan Waghmare and Aniruddha Jadhav of Rajarshi Shahu College in Latur , India. The 'Latur pattern' is a combination of special training and intensive coaching. Students solve a series of probable question papers and attend coaching sessions to prepare them for the exams. Latur pattern is a mechanical methodology of continuous study designed to help students in providing point-to-point answers to questions which could be expected in
2960-554: The Teru), and the Teru (Tiru). According to the 2011 census Latur district had a population of 2,454,196, roughly equal to the nation of Kuwait or the US state of Nevada . This gives it a ranking of 181st among the districts of India (out of a total of 640). The district had a population density of 343 inhabitants per square kilometre (890/sq mi). Its population growth rate over
3034-427: The cold season the district is sometimes affected by cold waves in association with the eastward passage of western disturbances across north India, when the minimum temperature may drop down to about 2 to 4 °C (36 to 39 °F). Rainfall : Most of the rainfall occurs in the monsoon season from June to September. Rainfall varies from 9.0 to 693 millimetres (0.35 to 27.28 in) per month. Average annual rainfall
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3108-535: The conversion to broad gauge is done on priority. This is very important route to Goa. Trains will help them achieve Konkan and Goan markets and hence the poor economy of these people will improve. The Maharashtra Cricket Association is planning to construct their home ground near Latur City. Also a Divisional sports complex have been sanctioned for Latur region, which would cater to the needs of players in Latur, Osmanabad and Nanded districts. National Level Kabaddi and Basket Ball were held in Latur district. Latur Region
3182-520: The decade 2001-2011 was 18.04%. Latur had a sex ratio of 924 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 79.03%. 25.46% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 19.60% and 2.34% of the population respectively. Languages of Latur district (2011) At the time of the 2011 Census of India , 81.75% of the population in the district spoke Marathi , 8.08% Hindi , 6.37% Urdu and 1.82% Lambadi as their first language. Shri Siddeshwar fair at Latur
3256-399: The district Ausa , Nilanga are the major urban centers in the district and all have Municipal Councils . The following are the 14 largest villages, administered by gram panchayats , followed by their 2011 population: Latur became one of the important trading hub during the time of Nizams of Hyderabad . It is an industrial center as well as agriculture-based economy. Latur has become
3330-696: The district are the Terna (Tirna), Rena, Manar, Tawarja (Tawarjo), Tiru and Gharni. These rivers and a number of smaller ones are dammed to provide both irrigation and drinking water. Large dams include the Devargan Dam , Gharni Dam , Masalga Dam , Sakol Dam on the Sol River, Tawarja Dam , and Tiru Dam . On the northern plains of the district there are three main rivers, the Manyad, the Lendi (a tributary of
3404-403: The district headquarters connect 96% of the villages. The municipal bus system operates buses that serve the region and connect places in Latur City. The State Transport buses of Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) serves all villages in the district. All railway lines through Latur are broad gauge. They belong to Central Railway Latur railway station was built again when
3478-483: The district is 600 to 800 mm. This is usually during the monsoon months from July to October. Moderate temperatures are mainly observed. The rainfall is unpredictable in tune with the Indian monsoon. Summers begin from early March to July. Summers are dry and hot. The temperature ranges from 25 °C to 39.6 °C, though at the peak they may reach 45 °C. November to January is the winter season. Temperatures at
3552-406: The examination. It became the standard for secondary, higher secondary, and university education in the Maharashtra state of India. This educational technique has become widely adopted in other parts of the state due to the success of student's in Maharashtra on the standardized Common Entrance Examinations (CET). This methodology, has been criticized by many educators in India, who consider it
3626-406: The fringe area measuring approx. 26541.00 ha. inclusive of urbanisable zone of about 16696 ha. Govt. has appointed CIDCO as Special Planning Authority. The notified area covers 40 villages on the fringe of Latur Municipal Corporation . It is envisaged in the project not to acquire 100% land but to adopt minimum land acquisition model for development of infrastructure and growth corridors. The city
3700-401: The introduction of train number 1005 via Kurduvadi in October 2008, the earlier train connecting Latur to Latur Road, Parbhani and Aurangabad was discontinued. The important railway stations are Latur, Latur Road and Udgir. The district has 148 km of broad gauge railway line. The railway line from Latur to Kurduwadi to Miraj was narrow gauge. The Kurduwadi-Pandharpur section towards Miraj
3774-605: The largest trading centre for soybean in India. The green city is inside what is called 'Sugar Belt' of Maharashtra. The district has more than eleven sugar factories, which makes it among the highest sugar-producing districts of India. It also has oil seeds, commodities and fruit market. Latur is also known for high quality grapes and houses many state and privately owned cold storage facilities. A grape wine park spread over 1.42 square kilometres (350 acres) has been established near Ausa, 18 km from Latur city. A brand new Latur Food Park, spread across 1.2 square kilometres (300 acres)
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#17327767619663848-811: The latter of which is privately owned. Post office: According to 1991 census, only 250 villages of total 914 had post offices, serving 52.27% of the rural population. Latur had a devastating, though only low magnitude, earthquake on 30 September 1993 resulting in a huge loss of life. The earthquake measured only 6.3 on the Richter scale but more than 30,000 people were estimated to have died mainly due to poor construction of houses and village huts made of stones which just collapsed on people who were fast asleep in early morning hours. It struck southern Marathwada region of Maharashtra state in central-western part of India and affected Latur, Beed, Osmanabad and adjoining districts about 400 km south-east of Mumbai (Bombay). It
3922-411: The location of ancient failed rifts , partial fractures of existing plates, because they may leave a weakness in the crust vulnerable to regional tectonic strain. Intraslab earthquakes radiate more seismic energy than interplate earthquakes ( megathrust earthquakes ) of a similar magnitude. This variation makes seismic energy a better measure for the potential macroseismic effects of an earthquake than
3996-649: The more common seismic moment used to calculate the magnitude M w . Examples of intraplate earthquakes include those in Mineral, Virginia , in 2011 (estimated magnitude 5.8), Newcastle, New South Wales in 1989 , New Madrid in 1811 and 1812 (estimated magnitude as high as 8.6), the Boston (Cape Ann) earthquake of 1755 (estimated magnitude 6.0 to 6.3), earthquakes felt in New York City in 1737 and 1884 (both quakes estimated at 5.5 magnitude), and
4070-423: The more familiar interplate earthquakes. Buildings far from plate boundaries are rarely protected with seismic retrofitting , so large intraplate earthquakes can inflict heavy damage. Examples of damaging intraplate earthquakes are the devastating 2001 Gujarat earthquake , the 2011 Christchurch earthquake , the 2012 Indian Ocean earthquakes , the 2017 Puebla earthquake , the 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes , and
4144-549: The peak drop to single digits but usually they hover around 12 °C to 21.8 °C sometimes lowers up to 11 °C. January to March are the months with moderate temperatures. The district lies in the Godavari river basin . Much of the water used in the district comes from the Manjara River , which suffered from environmental degradation and silting in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Other major rivers of
4218-399: The pharmacy field. Other pharmacy colleges are Dayanand College of Pharmacy and Vilasrao Deshmukh College of Pharmacy. Vilasrao Deshmukh Foundation's (VDF) College is a degree college that provides diploma, degree, courses in the engineering and pharmacy field. Other pharmacy colleges are Dayanand College of Pharmacy and Vilasrao Deshmukh College of Pharmacy. Rajarshi Shahu College, Latur ,
4292-457: The rising Industrial Hub Of Marathwada . Latur is known all over India for the quality and quantity of pulses that it produces especially Pigeon pea . Latur is also a major trading center for Urad, Moong and Channa along with Toor. Also it is known for trading in Oil Seeds mainly Sun-flower and Soya Bean, kardi (safflower), nutcrackers, locks, brassware, milk powder, ginning and pressing. It
4366-604: The south-western section of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway and was built between 1929 and 1931. This railway service was closed after the gauge conversion of Miraj-Latur section from metre to broad gauge. The old and centrally located Latur Railway Station on metre gauge was abandoned thereafter. The station (code: LUR ) is located on the Latur-Miraj section of the Solapur railway division of
4440-536: The tenure of then Co-operative minister Keshavrao Sonavane . It was only when the MIDC ( Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation ) began acquiring land and setting up industrial estates that it began to grow. Many companies have manufacturing plants in Latur, in agriculture processing, edible oils, biotech, consumer durables, plastic processing, and aluminium processing; but the majority are small- and medium-scale agricultural industries, not industrial ones. Latur has
4514-487: The well established professional degree colleges are located in Latur city, many have recently been erected in sub-urban area. Being renowned for its glorious results, Latur city attracts many students from different parts of state. There are as many as 1284 primary schools run by and 487 private schools affiliated to the Education department of Latur District Council. The primary medium of teaching in most of these schools
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#17327767619664588-462: Was almost completely destroyed by a devastating intraplate earthquake that affected the southern Marathwada region of Maharashtra state in central-western part of India—including Latur, Beed, Osmanabad, and adjoining districts about 400 kilometres (250 mi) south-east of Mumbai —and resulted in a huge loss of life. The earthquake measured only 6.3 on the Richter magnitude scale , but its focus
4662-472: Was also included recently in the college. Polytechnic courses of Civil, Computer and Mechanical are also available for the students of this region in this reputed college campus. The M. S. Bidve Engineering College, Latur , founded in 1983, is one of the oldest engineering colleges in Marathwada. The Maharashtra Institute of Medical Science & Research Latur was founded in 1988 by Vishwanath Karad . The Border Security Force Training Centre, Chakur and
4736-533: Was an intra-plate earthquake. Latur was almost completely destroyed and life came to a standstill. The earthquake's focus was around 12 km deep - relatively shallow causing shock waves to cause more damage. The number of lives lost was high as the earthquake occurred at 3.56 a.m. local time when people were fast asleep. After the earthquake, seismic zones were reclassified and building codes and standards were revised all over India. Intraplate earthquake Intraplate earthquakes are relatively rare compared to
4810-650: Was an intraplate quake, from reactivated faults in the Quilmes Trough, far from the boundaries of the South American plate . With a magnitude greater than 5.0 it was felt "in the cities of Buenos Aires, La Plata and other small towns and villages along the Rio de Plata coastal regions." The towns of Punta del Este and Maldonado in Uruguay were hit by a tsunami generated by the quake. Many cities live with
4884-415: Was converted to broad gauge in 2002. The Latur to Osmanabad section was converted to broad gauge in September 2007. (Osmanabad did not lie on the narrow gauge railway line and the alignment was changed for the new broad gauge track to pass through Osmanabad.) The Osmanabad-Kurduwadi section of broad gauge track became operational in October 2008. The Pandharpur-Miraj section was also narrow gauge earlier and
4958-596: Was established in 1952. Latur Municipal Corporation (LMC) is the local civil body. It is divided into five zones. The Municipal Corporation area is about 117.78 square kilometres (45.48 sq mi). It was elevated to the status of Municipal Corporation by the State Government in 2011. The Urban Development Dept., Govt. of Maharashtra expressed its desire vide letter dated 30/10/2006 to notify fringe area of Latur and appoint CIDCO as its Special Planning Authority. CIDCO has submitted its proposal to notify
5032-469: Was from Lattaluru, the ancient name for Latur. Ratnapur is also mentioned as an historic name for Latur. The King Amoghavarsha of Rashtrakutas developed the Latur city. The Rashtrakutas who succeeded the Chalukyas of Badami in 753 AD called themselves the residents of Lattaluru. It was, over the centuries, variously ruled by the Satavahanas , the Sakas , the Chalukyas , the Yadavas of Deogiri ,
5106-565: Was instrumental in setting up several co-operative institutions in Latur, Osmanabad, and elsewhere in Maharashtra. Latur is connected by roads with various major cities of Maharashtra and other states. Road connectivity is excellent, and roads connecting to Mumbai , Pune , Nagpur , Nanded , Satara , Kolhapur , Sangli , and Aurangabad are being widened to four-lane highways. Latur city has one national highway running through it, NH 361 . The Latur-Miraj Railway (metre gauge) ran for 391 miles (629 km) north-west from Latur city to Miraj on
5180-554: Was merged with surrounding areas and renamed Latur tehsil, becoming part of Osmanabad district . Before 1948, Latur was a part of Hyderabad State under Nizam . The chief of the Razakar 's, Qasim Rizwi , was from Latur. After Indian independence and the Indian annexation of Hyderabad , Osmanabad became part of Bombay Province . In 1960, with the creation of Maharashtra, Latur became part of one of its districts. On 16 August 1982,
5254-544: Was only one earthquake in historical times. Some progress is being made in understanding the fault mechanics driving these earthquakes. Intraplate earthquakes may be unrelated to ancient fault zones and instead caused by deglaciation or erosion. Scientists continue to search for the causes of these earthquakes, and especially for some indication of how often they recur. The best success has come with detailed micro-seismic monitoring, involving dense arrays of seismometers . In this manner, very small earthquakes associated with
5328-462: Was relatively shallow, at around 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) deep. Consequently, the resultant shock waves, being unattenuated, caused more damage. The quake caused around 10,000 deaths and 30,000 were injured, mainly due to the poor construction of stone houses and huts which collapsed on people who were fast asleep. After the earthquake, seismic zones were reclassified, and building codes and standards revised, all over India. Latur's population, as of
5402-489: Was the major produce of Latur region. So for benefit of farmers Keshavrao Sonavane had established Dalda Factory which was Asia's first oil mill set up on cooperative terms. Till 1990, Latur languished as a city, remaining an industrially backward. In 1960, region of Marathwada was merged with Maharashtra . This was the time when the industrial development of the Marathwada region began, propelled through designated backward area benefits. Latur got its first MIDC setup during
5476-427: Was upgraded at a cost of nearly Rs.140 million and is being operated on a 99-year lease by Reliance Airport Developers (RADPL) . There is no scheduled air service currently from latur airport although the airport sees 14 to 16 aircraft movements a month. Several National & State Highways cross Latur district. They include: Chinnur, Sironcha, Bijapur, Jagdalpur, Kotapad, NH26 near Boriguma NH 63 Bus routes to
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