1967 Koynanagar earthquake

Earthquake in India October 2024 1967 Koynanagar earthquake 1967-12-10 22:51:23 iscgem828259 828259 India 1967 12 11 y 04:21 am 6.6 w y 15 km mi 0 on 17.41 73.86 region:IN-MH_type:event inline,title India $400,000 VIII 177–180 dead 2,272 injured The 1967 Koynanagar earthquake occurred near Koynanagar town in Maharashtra, India on 11 December local time. The magnitude 6.6 shock hit with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). It occurred near the site of Koyna dam, raising questions about induced seismicity, and claimed at least 177 lives and injured over 2,200. Damage More than 80% of the houses were damaged in Koyana Nagar Township,Tremors may rock Koyna for another two decades http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=151253 3 October 2005 Rajesh Menon The Indian Express 5 January 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20071117083928/http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=151253 17 November 2007 dead but it did not cause any major damage to the dam except some cracks which were quickly repaired. There have been several earthquakes of smaller magnitude there since 1967. The earthquake caused a 10 - 15 cm on fissure in the ground which spread over a length of 25 km us. Some geologists believe that the earthquake was due to reservoir-triggered seismic activity, but senior project officials have repeatedly denied this conclusion.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/koyna-to-be-epicentre-of-global-study/articleshow/7706818.cms Koyna to be epicentre of global study Vishwas Kothari The Times of India 15 March 2011 See also List of earthquakes in 1967 List of earthquakes in India References ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2012) http://www.isc.ac.uk/iscgem/index.php ISC 2016 International Seismological Centre Version 3.0 Significant Earthquake Database https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nndc/struts/form?t=101650&s=1&d=1 https://web.archive.org/web/20060929000601/http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nndc/struts/form?t=101650&s=1&d=1 dead 29 September 2006 National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) 1972 National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA 10.7289/V5TD9V7K PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog https://earthquake.usgs.gov/static/lfs/data/pager/catalogs/ 4 September 2009 United States Geological Survey Version 2008_06.1 External links 828259 1967 Koynangar Koynanagar Earthquake, 1967 Category:1960s in Maharashtra Koynanagar Earthquake, 1967 Category:1967 disasters in India