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  1. 0.66 g [5] Peak velocity. 42.83 cm/s [5] Casualties. 308 dead [6] 1,500+ injured [7] 66,000+ homeless [8] 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 ...

    • 6 April 2009
    • 03:32 CEST
  2. Apr 7, 2019 · Sun 7 Apr 2019 04.00 EDT. 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...

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  4. Mar 30, 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.

  5. In the early morning of April 6, 2009 a 20 seconds lasting earthquake with magnitude 6,9 (followed later by weaker aftershocks) occurred near the city of L´Aquila (Abruzzo, Italy). More than...

  6. 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.

  7. Aug 24, 2016 · August 24, 2016. 3 min read. Why the Earthquake in Italy Was So Destructive. A complex underground collision ripped apart Earth's crust, killing more than 100 people. By Tia Ghose & LiveScience....

  8. Nov 3, 2016 · Nov. 3, 2016. L’AQUILA, Italy — As three big earthquakes rattled central Italy last month after a major quake there this summer, thousands more Italians were left homeless, and Prime Minister...

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