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Map of earthquakes in Italy 1900-2017 Earthquakes M5.5+ (1900–2016) Mediterranean This is a list of earthquakes in Italy that had epicentres in Italy , or significantly affected the country. On average every four years an earthquake with a magnitude equal to or greater than 5.5 occurs in Italy.
The 1706 Abruzzo earthquake, also known as the Maiella earthquake, occurred on November 3 at 13:00 CEST. The earthquake with a possible epicenter in the Central Apennine Mountains ( Maiella ), Abruzzo had an estimated moment magnitude of 6.6–6.84 M w . [ 1 ]
Palena is a comune and town in the province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region of Italy. [3] It is the hometown of Pietro Como and Lucia Travaglini, the parents of Italian-American baritone Perry Como (1912–2001). There is a plaque commemorating Perry Como as well as the home of painter Oreste Recchione, who also lived in Palena.
Sky TG24 captured the moment a 10-year-old girl was found under the rubble of a collapsed building more than 17 hours after the earthquake hit.
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At least 2,818 buildings have collapsed, including a 2,000-year-old castle and a mosque dating back to 1247
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 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.
A 4.2 magnitude earthquake struck the area early on Wednesday, the strongest jolt in 40 years to rattle the volcanic field, known as the Campi Flegrei or Phlegraean Fields from the Greek word for ...