2009 L'Aquila earthquake

2009 L'Aquila earthquake

A government's office damaged by the 2009 earthquake in L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy
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UTC time	2009-04-06 01:32:42
ISC event	13438018
USGS-ANSS	ComCat
Local date	6 April 2009 (2009-04-06)
Local time	03:32 CEST
Magnitude	Mw6.3 (GCMT)
Depth	9.46 km (5.88 mi)
Epicenter	42°20′51″N 13°22′48″E / 42.3476°N 13.3800°E / 42.3476; 13.3800
Areas affected	Abruzzo, Italy
Total damage	$16 billion
Max. intensity	X (Extreme)[1]
Peak acceleration	0.66 g
Peak velocity	42.83 cm/s[2]
Casualties	308 dead 1,500+ injured 65,000+ homeless

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).

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