L'Aquila Earthquake 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyNatural hazardsGCSEOCR Created by: tps-joshCreated on: 17-04-17 16:42 What date did the L'Aquila Earthquake occur? 6th April 2009. 1 of 13 What was the magnitude of the earthquake? 6.3 on the richter scale. 2 of 13 How much damage was caused, in money, to L'Aquila? Around $15 billion worth, was damaged. 3 of 13 What plate boundary caused the earthquake? A destructive plate margin. 4 of 13 L'Aquila is a very old medieval local area, and therefore... had very poor building regulations. 5 of 13 How many people died as a result of the earthquake? Around 290 people died. 6 of 13 How many people were injured, as a result of the earthquake? Hundreds of people were injured. 7 of 13 How many buildings were damaged? Thousands of buildings were damaged. 8 of 13 Which secondary impact worsened the damage? Aftershocks, made the impacts worse. 9 of 13 How many people were made homeless? Thousands of people were made homeless. 10 of 13 ..... in collapsed buildings led to further damage. Fires in collapsed buildings led to further damage. 11 of 13 Camps were set up for ............ people. Camps were set up for homeless people. 12 of 13 A major Italian government department provided trained volunteers to help. What was the governmental department called? Civil Protection Department. 13 of 13
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