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Mw 6.3 Central Italy on April 06th, 2009 at 01:32 UTC
- An earthquake of magnitude Mw 6.3 occurred on 06/04/2009 in central Italy, at 7 km North-West of L'Aquila (Abruzzo Region) at 01:32 UTC (03:32 local time).
- INGV special page, More details and shakemaps Here, Results and Relocations Here
- CEAspecial page (french)
- IPGP special page (french)
- IRSN special page (french)
- ESA special page
- Oct. 31, 2002: 5.9-magnitude temblor that struck the south-central Molise region, killing 28 people, including 27 children who died when their school collapsed.
- Sep. 26, 1997: 6.4-magnitude quake in Umbria (central Italy) near Assisi, killing 11 people
- Nov. 23, 1980: 6.5-magnitude earthquake in Eboli, about 80km south of Naples, killing 2,700 people
- May 6, 1976: 6.5-magnitude in North East Italy (Friuli), killing 1,000 people
59 km E Terni (pop 110,412)
7 km NW L'aquila (pop 72,279)
6 km S Pizzoli (pop 3,378)
More information on the main shock is available here (Pictures, maps, ...)
or visit Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia web site and special page
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Waveforms
 The Aquila earthquake as recorded by seismic stations: Source : MedNet, ReNaSS, Strasbourg (EOST), Toulouse (OMP), Clermont-Ferrand (OPGC), Grenoble (OG), Nice Sophia Antipolis,, GEOFON_Network, Aristotle University Thessaloniki Network, Czech Regional Seismic Network, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, Switzerland). |
Moment Tensors
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Macroseismic field survey |
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News Report
Friday 24 April, 06:00 UTC:According to the Italian officials, 295 died, and 28,000 were left homeless. The epicenter was in L'Aquila (Abruzzo Region), a medieval fortress hill town. Source : ANSA : http://www.ansa.it
Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi declared a state of emergency to speed aid delivery to the region. The Civil Protection Department, said between 10,000 and 15,000 buildings were damaged. Stadiums and sporting fields are being readied to house the homeless.
Regional seismicity
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 Regional seismicity (click to enlarge) |
 Regional moment tensors (click to enlarge) |
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View Pictures of l'Aquila before earthquake (in 2003) on this page.
Intensity map
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