A longitudinal study of quality of life of earthquake. The laquila earthquake resulted in significant landsliding in the local area, and was also followed by a vigorous aftershock sequence, including 5. Laquila, italy, april, 2009 from afp a new aftershock rattled central italy and could be felt as far as rome late monday, one week after a strong earthquake killed nearly 300 people. Between 2010 and 2014 a recovery index was formulated based on spatial indicators, such as building condition and building use, to measure the progress of the recovery process in laquila. The shaking was caused by movement in the tyrrhenian basin, a seismically active area beneath the mediterranean sea. Abruzzi entry an earthquake that struck laquila on april 6, 2009, damaged many of the citys medieval buildings and killed more than 275 people. Field observations from the aquila, italy earthquake of april 6, 2009. Italy earthquake kills more than 90 and leaves thousands. Beo buc gfu gfz imp ingv kan ldg led lju lvv mad mcsm mso neic news odc ogs pda rns sof war zamg latitude 42. Pdf damage potential of the 2009 laquila, italy, earthquake. Although the earthquake is considered to be a moderatesize. Access to esa dataset package laquila earthquake 2009. Despite lessons from 2009 quake, buildings in italy remain.
Proceedings of the conference the state of earthquake engineering research in italy. An earthquake rocked the region of abruzzo in central italy on april 6, 2009. Emsc european mediterranean seismological centre provides real time earthquake information for seismic events with magnitude larger than 5 in the european mediterranean area and larger. The historic center was largely destroyed by an earthquake in april 6, 2009, including severe damage to the main squares and churches. Measuring the progress of a recovery process after an earthquake. Abbruzzo region of italy causing widespread damage to buildings in the. Performance of nonstructural elements in rc buildings during. The 2009 laquila earthquake occurred in the region of abruzzo, in central italy. In the city center and surrounding villages many masonry and. The destruction wrought by the earthquake resulted in 308 deaths and numerous injuries.
Italy lies on the southern extent of the eurasian plate, which is surrounded by the aegean sea plate, the adriatic plate, and the anatolian plate. Laquila, devastated by a 2009 earthquake, is italy s largest construction site. The earthquake occurred due to a few events taking place. An earthquake hit the abruzzo region of italy on the 6th april 2009 at 3. Comet researchers have used satellite data to pinpoint the fault. Javascript must be enabled to view our earthquake maps. We spoke with stuart sipkin, a geophysicist at the usgs national earthquake information center to fill us in on the details. Complexity of the 2009 laquila earthquake causative fault system.
The aim of the present study was to observe the prevalence of headache in the population following the devastating earthquake that affected the province of laquila on april 6, 2009. The 2nd sumatra earthquake caused an estimated 1,117 deaths to that island, while other majors events struck italy or costa rica. Cirella istituto nazionale di geofisica e vulcanologia, via di vigna murata, 605, 00143 rome, italy. Six italian scientists and an exgovernment official are sentenced to six years in prison over the deadly 2009 earthquake in laquila. Learn more about the earthquake, including its causes and damage as well as relief efforts. Laquila earthquake of 2009, severe earthquake that occurred on april 6, 2009, near the city of laquila in the abruzzi region of central italy, killing more than 300 people. Structural damages of laquila italy earthquake core. At least 150 killed in italian earthquake, officials say. The two plates are slowly moving together, meaning they are convergent plates, this movement over time has also created the apennine mountains which run throughout italy and. Deadly earthquake hits central italy the new york times. The gem instrumental earthquake catalogue 19002009 was an effort designed to improve characterization of spatial distribution of seismicity, magnitude frequency relation and maximum magnitudes to support the overall gem effort storchak, et al.
Look out for what may come this way great character actor david opatoshu gives a wonderful performance of the exalcoholic trying to save lives by warning of the impending the san francisco earthquake. Around 15 000 buildings were damaged including some historical buildings that held a lot of meaning to the city. On april 6th of 2009, an earthquake with a magnitude of 6. News world news business environment health social justice. 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. For the 2009 laquila earthquake, it is interesting that only one slip patch was found in most studies with geodetic data gps and insar data atzori et al. Quick moment tensor solution for 6 april 2009, laquila. Aug 25, 2016 powerful earthquake strikes central italy a 6. Abstract this paper describes the impact of the earthquake that struck the central italian city of laquila on 6 april 2009, killing 308 people and leaving 67 500 homeless. The normalfaulting earthquake of 6 april 2009 in the abruzzo region of central italy caused heavy losses of life and substantial damage to centuriesold buildings of significant cultural importance and to modern reinforcedconcrete framed buildings with hollow masonry infill walls. Field observations from the aquila, italy earthquake of. An earthquake sequence struck the province of laquila central italy leaving 305 dead, about 1,500 injured, and 29,000 homeless. On of the images and labelled is a few minutes after the earthquake in italy realtime seismic activity from the smru, malta.
On 6th april 2009 an earthquake of magnitude m w 6. The laquila cluster is named for the city of laquila in central italy. The us geological survey usgs said that the aftershock, one of the strongest since the april 6 earthquake, was of 5. Laquila area earthquake victims in italy 2009 statista. After the earthquake in 2009, laquila italy began a recovery process.
Yet much of it still feels like a ghost town, a sobering sign for cities struck by more recent quakes. Apr 07, 2009 seismic activity is relatively common in italy, but the intensity of the earthquake on monday was rare. The apennine mountains contain numerous faults that run along the entire italian peninsula and form the majority of the destructive boundary between the eurasian and the adriatic plates, thus causing italy to have high amounts of tectonic. The tsunami associated with the samoa earthquake caused tsunami advisories. The cluster is based on events from three major earthquake sequences, beginning with the april 6, 2009 laquila earthquake 6. The preimpact, emergency, and early recovery phases are discussed in terms of the nature and effectiveness of government policy. Damage to a building following the laquila earthquake in 2009 via. The 2009 laquila earthquake caused serious damage to several medieval hill towns in the region, killing over 260.
Pdf damage of 2009 laquila, central italy earthquake. Humanitarian situation reports, response plans, news, analyses, evaluations, assessments, maps, infographics and more on italy. Mar 30, 2020 laquila earthquake of 2009, severe earthquake that occurred on april 6, 2009, near the city of laquila in the abruzzi region of central italy, killing more than 300 people. Measuring the progress of a recovery process after an. Jan 07, 20 the statistic shows the number of victims of the earthquake in laquila area abruzzo in 2009, by settlement. Todays earthquakes in italy map of earthquakes today. To access usgs earthquake information without using javascript, use our magnitude 2.
Early monday morning, central italy was struck by a 6. Citeseerx document details isaac councill, lee giles, pradeep teregowda. Laquila earthquake, italy, 2009 lc linked data service. Also notable, the 2009 samoa earthquake and tsunami registered an 8. The epicenter was near the laquila and hence the earthquake is commonly known as the 2009 laquila earthquake.
The laquila earthquake of 6 april 2009 and italian government policy. Dolce m, manfredi g 2009 research needs in earthquake engineering highlighted by the 2009 laquila earthquake. Find the perfect italy 2009 abruzzo laquila earthquake stock photo. Scores killed in italy earthquake world news the guardian.
On 6 april 2009, a catastrophic earthquake seriously damaged the city of laquila in the abruzzo region of italy. After the earthquake in 2009, laquila italy began a recovery process characterized by a delay in the reconstruction of the city center. The main reason the earthquake struck was because laquila is located in between the african and eurasian plates. Its the same area where the 2009 laquila earthquake. Here, the ground is actually spreading apart, said julie dutton, a geophysicist with the u.
The study population was conducted in four tent cities onna, bazzano, temperast. Berlusconi declared a state of emergency and canceled a trip to russia to oversee the rescue efforts. We quickly obtained the moment tensor solution of the earthquake by inverting the p waveforms of broadband recordings from the global seismographic network gsn stations using the quick technique of moment tensor inversion, and further inferred that the nodal plane of strike 2, dip 53 and rake. Apr 06, 2009 italy earthquake kills more than 90 and leaves thousands homeless. Headache prevalence in the population of laquila italy. Reconnaissance investigation on the damage of the 2009 laquila, central italy earthquake, journal of earthquake engineering, vol. Rescue workers searched for bodies in the rubble of a destroyed building in laquila, italy, after a 6. Because so many buildings were destroyed, roughly 70 000 people were left homeless, meaning some. As done for the izmit earthquake in 1999 and for the major quake of bam iran in 2003, esa makes freely available to the scientific community a dataset of sar products envisat and ers corresponding to the earthquake of aquila italy which took place on 6 april 2009.
Politics congress donald trump 2020 elections tracker extremism. Laquila, the capital of abruzzo, and surrounding villages suffered most damage. After earthquake in italy, half the town no longer exists. Complexity of the rupture process during the 2009 laquila, italy, earthquake a. Aug 25, 2016 a series of earthquake faults runs parallel to the apennines in the central part of italy, along which wednesdays earthquake occurred. Hundreds of lowintensity events occurred between january and march, 2009. Laquilla earthquake case study linkedin slideshare.
Approximately 290 people were killed from the earthquake and 1500 left injured. Citeseerx preseismic phenomena from continuous nearfield. Stronggroundmotion simulation of the 6 april 2009 laquila. Italy earthquake response and recovery 2 italian earthquakes, august and october 2016 this case study highlights the response, best practices, and lessons learned by mnos in italy tim, 3 italia2, wind3 and vodafone as a result of these earthquakes, and outlines priority areas aimed at improving preparedness and response to future emergencies. Complexity of the rupture process during the 2009 laquila. The hill town of assisi was plunged into mourning yesterday as a series of earthquakes brought down part of the frescolined walls of the basilica dedicated to st francis. Trial, verdict and response october 23, 2012 by nate in natural disasters, news, seismology. The population faced loss of homes, with 67,000 persons displaced to the regions coast or forced to live in tents. This 1997 event was part of a series of earthquakes known as the umbriamarche seismic sequence, which included eight events of magnitude greater than. The laquila earthquake of 6 april 2009 and italian. The social impacts of the earthquake were devastating. Learning from construction failures due to the 2009 laquila. Italian scientists sentenced to 6 years for earthquake.
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