An engineering field study of the 30 September Marathwada earthquake i
s reported. The study covered Osmanabad, Latur, Sholapur, Bijapur, Gul
barga and Bidar districts. The level of ground acceleration was estima
ted based on tilting of free standing objects. The study shows that th
e epicentral intensity has been VIII on the UNESCO scale. The horizont
al ground acceleration near the epicentre has been estimated to be abo
ut 0.2 g.