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    L'Aquila, Abruzzo Italy 2009 Earthquake: Location

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    The 2009 L'Aquila earthquake in central Italy killed 308 people and injured over 1,600. A 6.9 magnitude earthquake damaged over 11,000 buildings in the city of L'Aquila and surrounding towns. Italy experiences earthquakes due to convergence of the Eurasian and African tectonic plates. In the short term, over 10,000 people were sheltered in hotels and 40,000 in train carriages, while rescue efforts searched for survivors. Long term responses included plans to rebuild L'Aquila and investigate why buildings lacked earthquake proofing.

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    The 2009 L'Aquila earthquake in central Italy killed 308 people and injured over 1,600. A 6.9 magnitude earthquake damaged over 11,000 buildings in the city of L'Aquila and surrounding towns. Italy experiences earthquakes due to convergence of the Eurasian and African tectonic plates. In the short term, over 10,000 people were sheltered in hotels and 40,000 in train carriages, while rescue efforts searched for survivors. Long term responses included plans to rebuild L'Aquila and investigate why buildings lacked earthquake proofing.

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    The 2009 L'Aquila earthquake in central Italy killed 308 people and injured over 1,600. A 6.9 magnitude earthquake damaged over 11,000 buildings in the city of L'Aquila and surrounding towns. Italy experiences earthquakes due to convergence of the Eurasian and African tectonic plates. In the short term, over 10,000 people were sheltered in hotels and 40,000 in train carriages, while rescue efforts searched for survivors. Long term responses included plans to rebuild L'Aquila and investigate why buildings lacked earthquake proofing.

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    The 2009 L'Aquila earthquake in central Italy killed 308 people and injured over 1,600. A 6.9 magnitude earthquake damaged over 11,000 buildings in the city of L'Aquila and surrounding towns. Italy experiences earthquakes due to convergence of the Eurasian and African tectonic plates. In the short term, over 10,000 people were sheltered in hotels and 40,000 in train carriages, while rescue efforts searched for survivors. Long term responses included plans to rebuild L'Aquila and investigate why buildings lacked earthquake proofing.

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    L’Aquila, Abruzzo Italy 2009 Earthquake

    Location

    L’Aquila is a city in central Italy It has a total area of 5,047.55 km2. It is the capital city of
    both the Abruzzo region and of the province of L’Aquila. The province of L’Aquila has
    the highest mountains in the Apennines. The province’s major river are the  Aterno-
    Pescara, Sangro, Liri, Salto, and the Turano.

    Tectonics:
    Italy is prone to earthquakes because the African and Eurasian plates converge. The
    plates are a convergent boundary, this is where a continental plate pushes a oceanic
    plate down underneath it because the oceanic plate is heavier. The pressure caused
    by the oceanic plate sinking further down can cause severe earthquakes . In Italy the
    African plate is subducting below the Eurasian Plate.
    Event:
    On the 6th April 2009 at 3:32am a 6.9 magnitude earthquake hit the city of L’Aquila
    the initial earthquake lasted 20 seconds . Overall 308 people were killed and 1600
    injured. The earthquake caused damage to 11,000 buildings . More than 65,000
    inhabitants were forced to leave their homes as more than 45 towns were affected.

    Short Term Responses:


    Many short term responses were sent out. For the people who were homeless hotels
    provided shelter for 10,000 and 40,000 some train carriages were used as shelters. In
    addition the Prime Minister of Italy, at the time Silvio Berlusconi, offered the use of
    some of his homes as a temporary shelters.
    Within an hour the Italian Red Cross was searching for survivors they were assisted by
    7 dog units, 36 ambulances and a temporary hospital. Water, hot meals, tents and
    blankets were distributed.
    The EU provided $552.9 million from its major disaster fund and £170 million was
    raised by the British Red Cross. The Disasters Emergency Committee didn’t provide
    any aid because Italy is a High Income Country.

    Long Term Responses:


    The long term responses of the earthquake was that the Italian prime minister
    promised to build a new town to replace L’Aquila as the capital of the area. An
    investigation is launched into why buildings weren’t earthquake proof.
    In October 2012 6 scientists and a government official were found guilty of multiple
    manslaughter ,in connection with a statement they had made prior to the
    earthquake, and they were sentenced to 6 years in prison. No taxes were paid by the
    residents of L’Aquila during 2010. In addition to encourage students beck to the
    University in L’Aquila the fees were dropped for 3 years.

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