Historical Observed Meteorite Falls for the Month of October
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83 Falls
01OCT
| Les Ormes | 1857 | Bourgogne, France | L6 | 125 g |  |
| Lodran | 1868 | Punjab, Pakistan | Lodranite | 1000 g | |
| Serra de Magé | 1923 | Pernambuco, Brazil | Eucrite-cm | 1800 g | |
02OCT
| Pesyanoe ** | 1933 | Kurganskaya oblast', Russia | Aubrite | 3.39 kg | 13 | |
| Aarhus ** | 1951 | Region Midtjylland, Denmark | H6 | 720 g | 8 | |
03OCT
| Chassigny | 1815 | Champagne-Ardenne, France | Martian (chassignite) | 4 kg | |
| Ngawi | 1883 | Jawa Timur, Indonesia | LL3.6 | 1393 g | |
| Zagami | 1962 | Katsina, Nigeria | Martian (shergottite) | 18 kg | |
04OCT
| Ningbo ** | 1975 | Zhejiang, China | Iron, IVA | 14.25 kg | 55 | |
05OCT
| Bialystok | 1827 | Bialystok, Poland | Eucrite-pmict | 4 kg | |
| Jamkheir | 1866 | Maharashtra, India | H6 | 22 g | |
| Fenghsien-Ku | 1924 | Jiangsu, China | H5 | 82 g | |
| Monze | 1950 | Southern, Zambia | L6 | |
| Tathlith ** | 1967 | 'Asir, Saudi Arabia | L6 | 2.5 kg | 43 | |
| Marilia ** | 1971 | Sao Paulo, Brazil | H4 | 2.5 kg | 52 | |
| Berthoud ** | 2004 | Colorado, USA | Eucrite-mmict | 960 g | 94 | |
06OCT
| Lumpkin | 1869 | Georgia, USA | L6 | 340 g | |
07OCT
| Menow | 1862 | Brandenburg, Germany | H4 | 10.5 kg | |
| Almahata Sitta** | 2008 | Nahr an Nil, Sudan | Ureilite-an | 3.95 kg | 96 | |
08OCT
| Apt | 1803 | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France | L6 | 3.2 kg | |
| Ishinga ** | 1954 | Mbeya, Tanzania | H | 1300 g | 10 | |
09OCT
| Jiange | 1964 | Sichuan, China | H5 | 222 g | |
| Peekskill ** | 1992 | New York, USA | H6 | 12.57 kg | 75 | |
10OCT
| Zhovtnevyi | 1938 | Donetsk, Ukraine | H6 | 107 kg | |
11OCT
| Nicorps | 1750 | Basse-Normandie, France | Stone-uncl | |
| Ohaba | 1857 | Alba, Romania | H5 | 16.25 kg | |
| Vengerovo | 1950 | Novosibirskaya oblast', Russia | H5 | 10.8 kg | |
12OCT
| Kharkov | 1787 | Sumy, Ukraine | L6 | 1500 g | |
| Dwaleni ** | 1970 | Shiselweni, Swaziland | H4-6 | 3.23 kg | 50 | |
13OCT
| Pohlitz | 1819 | Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany | L5 | 3 kg | |
| Cold Bokkeveld | 1838 | Western Cape, South Africa | CM2 | 5.2 kg | |
| Borkut | 1852 | Zakarpats'ka, Ukraine | L5 | 7 kg | |
| Soko-Banja | 1877 | Serbia, Serbia and Montenegro | LL4 | 80 kg | |
| Appley Bridge | Official | Y | 1914 | England, UK | LL6 | 15 kg | |
| Hamlet ** | 1959 | Indiana, USA | LL4 | 3.71 kg | 34 | |
14OCT
| Zebrak | 1824 | Stredocesky, Czech Republic | H5 | 2 kg | |
15OCT
| Oterøy | 1928 | Telemark, Norway | L6 | 246 g | |
| Beardsley | 1929 | Kansas, USA | H5 | 16 kg | |
16OCT
| Mariaville | 1898 | Nebraska, USA | Iron | 340 g | |
| Bur-Gheluai | 1919 | Mudug, Somalia | H5 | 120 kg | |
| Tuxtuac ** | 1975 | Zacatecas, Mexico | LL5 | 30 kg | 59 | |
| Sfax ** | 1989 | Safaqis, Tunisia | L6 | 7 kg | 69 | |
| Oum Dreyga ** | 2003 | Rio de Oro, Western Sahara | H3-5 | 17 kg | 89 | |
| Bassikounou ** | 2006 | Hodh ech Chargui, Mauritania | H5 | 29.56 kg | 92 | |
17OCT
| Palahatchie | 1910 | Mississippi, USA | OC | |
| Rose City | 1921 | Michigan, USA | H5 | 10.6 kg | |
| Elenovka ** | 1951 | Donetsk, Ukraine | L5 | 54.64 kg | 6 | |
18OCT
| Delhi | 1897 | Delhi, India | L5 | 0.8 g | |
| Boguslavka | 1916 | Primorskiy kray, Russia | Iron, IIAB | 256 kg | |
| Zaoyang ** | 1984 | Hubei, China | H5 | 14.25 kg | 65 | |
19OCT
20OCT
| Manych ** | 1951 | Kalmykiya-Khal'mg Tangch, Russia | LL3.4 | 3.56 kg | 7 | |
| Yambo ** | 1951 | Equateur, Congo - Dem. Rep. | H5 | 4 g | 8 | |
| Chitado ** | 1966 | Cunene, Angola | L6 | 53 | |
| Patora ** | 1969 | Madhya Pradesh, India | H6 | 4.38 kg | 52 | |
| Bo Xian | 1977 | Anhui, China | LL3.9 | 7.5 kg | |
| Coleman ** | 1994 | Michigan, USA | L6 | 469 g | 80 | |
21OCT
| Favars | 1844 | Midi-Pyrenees, France | H5 | 1500 g | |
| Hvittis | 1901 | Turku Ja Pori, Finland | EL6 | 14 kg | |
22OCT
| Dokachi | 1903 | Dhaka, Bangladesh | H5 | 3.84 kg | |
23OCT
| Po-wang Chen ** | 1933 | Anhui, China | LL | 665 g | 10 | |
24OCT
| Peramiho | 1899 | Ruvuma, Tanzania | Eucrite-mmict | 165 g | |
25OCT
| Rasgrad | 1740 | Razgrad, Bulgaria | Stone-uncl | 24.7 kg | |
| Zhaodong ** | 1984 | Heilongjiang, China | L4 | 42 kg | 65 | |
26OCT
| Kyushu | 1886 | Kyushu, Japan | L6 | 45 kg | |
| Semarkona | 1940 | Madhya Pradesh, India | LL3.00 | 691 g | |
27OCT
| Canon City ** | 1973 | Colorado, USA | H6 | 1400 g | 52 | |
| Bilanga ** | 1999 | Gnagna, Burkina Faso | Diogenite | 25 kg | 84 | |
28OCT
| Kaprada ** | 2004 | Gujarat, India | L5/6 | 1600 g | 94 | |
29OCT
| Bholghati | Official | Y | 1905 | Orissa, India | Howardite | 2.5 kg | |
30OCT
| Valdavur | 1944 | Pondicherry, India | H6 | 2.8 kg | |
| Adzhi-Bogdo (stone) ** | 1949 | Govi-Altay, Mongolia | LL3-6 | 910 g | 74 | |
| Devri-Khera ** | 1994 | Madhya Pradesh, India | L6 | 1140 g | 85 | |
| Lohawat ** | 1994 | Rajasthan, India | Howardite | 40 kg | 85 | |
31OCT
| Monroe | 1849 | North Carolina, USA | H4 | 8.6 kg | |
| Kalaba ** | 1951 | Shaba, Congo - Dem. Rep. | H4 | 950 g | 8 | |
| Yanzhuang ** | 1990 | Guangdong, China | H6 | 3.5 kg | 72 | |
| Djoumine ** | 1999 | Banzart, Tunisia | H5-6 | 10 kg | 84 | |
October Meteorite Falls with unknown dates-
| Gurram Konda | 1814 | Andhra Pradesh, India | L6 | 28 g | |
| Gualeguaychú | 1932 | Entre Rios, Argentina | H6 | 22 kg | |
| Moorleah | 1930 | Tasmania, Australia | L6 | 8.89 kg | |
| San Pedro de Quiles ** | 1956 | Coquimbo, Chile | L6 | 282 g | 83 | |
| Millbillillie ** | 1960 | Western Australia, Australia | Eucrite-mmict | 330 kg | 51 | |
| Iguaracu ** | 1977 | Parana, Brazil | H5 | 1200 g | 68 | |
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