Earthquakes case study (MEDC)

Hey, I got this from my GCSE Geography CGP revision guide and I memorised it so I'm just typing it here to see if I remembered it.

Rich country (MEDC):

Place: L'Aquila, Italy

Date: 6th April 2009 (Just remember 649, that's what I did!)

Size: 6.3 richters on the richter scale

Cause: Movement along a crack in the plate at a destructive margin

Preparation:

• There are laws on construction standards but some buildings weren't built to withstand earthquakes.
• The Civil Protection Department trains volunteers so they can help with things like rescure operations.

Primary impacts:

• 290 deaths (mostly from collapsed buildings).
• Hundreds of…