central italy hazardous Flashcards
(3 cards)
1
Q
where are fault lines
A
fault lines run north-south close to the Apennine mountain range and east-west across the centre of Italy
fault lines are near the destructuve plate margin between the eurasian and african plates
2
Q
how common are earthquakes
A
-three earthquakes up to magnitude 6.4 hit the area around Assisi in 19977
-a 6.3 earthquake struck L’Aquila in April 2009
-a series of earthquakes hit the area around Amatrice from august to October 2016
3
Q
what were effects of the L’Aquila earthquake
A
killed around 300 people
made about 70,000 people homeless
cost Italy an estimated $15 billion
