2009 L'Aquila earthquake

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).

2009 L'Aquila earthquake
A government's office damaged by the 2009 earthquake in L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy
UTC time2009-04-06 01:32:42
ISC event13438018
USGS-ANSSComCat
Local date6 April 2009 (2009-04-06)
Local time03:32 CEST
MagnitudeMw6.3 (GCMT)
Depth9.46 km (5.88 mi)
Epicenter42.3476°N 13.3800°E / 42.3476; 13.3800
Areas affectedAbruzzo, Italy
Total damage$16 billion
Max. intensityTemplate:MMI[1]
Peak acceleration0.66 g
Peak velocity42.83 cm/s[2]
Casualties308 dead
1,500+ injured
65,000+ homeless

References

  1. Gabriele Ameri; Dino Bindi; Francesca Pacor; Fabrizio Galadini (2011). "The 2009 April 6, Mw 6.3, L'Aquila (central Italy) earthquake: finite-fault effects on intensity data". Geophysical Journal International. 186 (2): 837–851. Bibcode:2011GeoJI.186..837A. doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2011.05069.x.
  2. "Table 3 Peak ground acceleration (PGA), Velocity (PGV) and Displacement".
  3. USGS. "M6.3 – central Italy". United States Geological Survey.


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