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An earthquake occurred in the region of Abruzzo, in central Italy, at 03:32 CEST (01:32 UTC) on 6 April 2009. It was rated 5.8 or 5.9 on the Richter magnitude scale and 6.3 on the moment magnitude scale; [9] its epicentre was near L'Aquila, the capital of Abruzzo, which together with surrounding villages suffered the most damage.
May 13, 2024 · L’Aquila earthquake of 2009, severe earthquake that occurred on April 6, 2009, near the city of L’Aquila in the Abruzzi region of central Italy, killing more than 300 people. Learn more about the earthquake, including its causes and damage as well as relief efforts.
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On 6 April 2009, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck L’Aquila in central Italy, killing 309 people. The main shock happened in the early morning hours at 3.32 am when most people were sleeping, extensively damaging the 13th-century city of L’Aquila, located only about 60 miles (100 km) northeast of Rome.
An earthquake occurred in the region of Abruzzo, in central Italy, at 03:32 CEST (01:32 UTC) on 6 April 2009. It was rated 5.8 or 5.9 on the Richter magnitude scale and 6.3 on the moment magnitude scale; its epicentre was near L'Aquila, the capital of Abruzzo, which together with surrounding villages suffered the most damage.
The 2009 L'Aquila earthquake occurred on 6 April 2009 in L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Central Italy. [3] It occurred as a result of faulting in the central Apennines. This earthquake killed over 300 people. It was Italy 's most destructive of the last 30 years (as of 2009).
Sep 30, 2009 · [2] On April 6th 2009 (1:32 UTC, 3:32 local time), a Mw6.3 earthquake struck central Italy, devastating the L'Aquila town and surrounding villages of the Abruzzi region, causing 300 deaths and leaving sixty thousand homeless.
Sep 14, 2011 · The earthquake claimed 309 lives in L'Aquila and several towns nearby, injured more than 1,500 people, destroyed some 20,000 buildings and left 65,000 people temporarily displaced. Download a...
