April 6, 2009 Earthquake: L'Aquila, Italy

At least 295 people killed, 1,000 injured, 55,000 homeless, 15,000 buildings damaged or destroyed and landslides in the L'Aquila area. Felt (VII) at L'Aquila; (VI) at Corfinio and San Demetrio ne' Vestini; (V) at Avezzano, Chieti, Pescara, Rieti, San Benedetto del Tronto, Sulmona and Teramo; (IV) at Amelia, Ancona, Ascoli Piceno, Castelfrentano, Fiumicino, Fondi, Francavilla al Mare, Frosinone, Guidonia, Isernia, Lanciano, Latina, Macerata, Montesilvano, Naples, Osimo, Pesaro, Rome and Terni. Felt throughout central Italy and as far north as Florence, Milan and Venice and as far south as Bari and Salerno. Also felt in San Marino and at Vienna, Austria; Tirana, Albania; Knin, Croatia; Nuremberg, Germany; San Gwann, Malta; Celje, Slovenia; Zurich, Switzerland and Podgorica, Montenegro. (reference #1053)

309 killed. (references #11766, #11767)

2009, April 6. 295 killed, 56,000 affected, $2,500 million damage. (reference #1250)

2009, April 6. This moderate earthquake occurred in a densely populated region with one major city and its districts and villages accommodating over 70,000 people. Damages to buildings were severe and widespread. Eventually, 306 people died, with some 1500 people injured and thousands left homeless. A large number of structures comprising reinforced concrete, masonry and historical buildings were heavily damaged or collapsed. According to official reports, 15,000 buildings were severely damaged or collapsed. Nearly, 70% of the buildings in L'Aquila were either damaged or severely destroyed. (reference #10303)

Unfortunately, about 300 people were killed during this earthquake, over 1,500 people were injured and approximately 17,000 people were evacuated to emergency shelters. The total cost of damage to buildings is estimated to be 2-3 billion Euros (AIR Worldwide, April 7, 2009). (reference #11768)

14.205 billion USD economic loss (reference #13727)