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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.
- 6 April 2009
- 03:32 CEST
- 2009-04-06 01:32:42
- '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000006-QINU`"'Mw6.3 (GCMT)
Nov 15, 2016 · Prior to L’Aquila, the last major seismicity in the area was a series of magnitude-5 to -6 quakes in Umbria and Marche on Sept. 26, 1997, which killed 11 people and injured more than 100. The people here are familiar with earthquakes; more than 10 damaging earthquake sequences with magnitudes above 4.7 have hit this region since the 13th ...
Apr 7, 2019 · As the world’s most powerful leaders converged on the earthquake-ravaged central Italian city of L’Aquila for the G8 summit in July 2009, a more discreet gathering was about to steal the ...
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Dec 7, 2012 · Abstract. On April 6th 2009 a major earthquake devastated the Italian town of L'Aquila, with the loss of 309 lives. In October this year six scientists and a government official were sentenced to 6 years each for providing “Significance, incomplete and contradictory information” on the probability and risk of an earthquake and for falsely ...
Oct 3, 2016 · ROME—The man accused of sending a group of scientists to the central Italian city of L'Aquila in 2009 to falsely reassure citizens that no major earthquake was about to strike has been cleared of manslaughter charges. Guido Bertolaso, who at the time was head of Italy's Civil Protection department, was acquitted by Judge Giuseppe Grieco on ...
Oct 24, 2012 · The public should be made aware of all possible scenarios within an earthquake sequence. ... that a major earthquake was coming in L’Aquila prior to the event, they would have had a 98% chance ...
Nov 20, 2015 · The ruling marks the end of a 5-year legal process that has proven immensely controversial in the scientific world and beyond. In 2010 the seven were placed under investigation for allegedly giving false and fatal reassurances to the people of L'Aquila a few days ahead of the earthquake, which struck on 6 April 2009, killing 309.
