L'aquilla, Italty

Question 1

-Epicentre

Answer 1

7 Km northwest of l’Aquila

Question 2

-Date

Answer 2

April 6th 2009

Question 3

Size of the earthquake

Answer 3

6.3 magnitude on the richterscale

Question 4

type of plate margin

Answer 4

Destructive

Question 5

What plates

Answer 5

African and Eurasian plate collision

Question 6

Primary effects

Answer 6

PEOPLE
- 308 deaths, 1,500 injuries

PROPERTIES
- 67,500 homeless
- 10,000-15,000 buildings damaged (San Salvatore Hospital, National Museum, L’Aquila University)

TRANSPORT
-Roads and railways destroyed

PIPES
- Water and gas, and electric cable.

Question 7

Secondary effects

Answer 7

Landslides and rockfalls damaged housing and transport

• Mud flow caused by burst water pipeline near Pagano.
• House prices and rent increased.
• Some of the city centre became a red zone, therefore uninhabitable.(reducing business)
• Intake into L’Aquila university decreases slowing the economy.

Question 8

Immediate responses

Answer 8

People
- Sheltered at hotel 10,000 or given tents 40,000
- Dog units searched for survivors.
-Mortgages and bills for Sky TV were suspended.
-FREE MOBILE CALLS
- THE USA raised $552.9 million from the EU solidarity fund.

Question 9

Long-term responces

Answer 9

-Torch-lit procession with a Catholic mass each year.

• No taxes for residents 2010.
• Students uni fees waved and they received free public transport.
• The sentence of 6 scientists of a guilty verdict was overturned in 2014 from the verdicts in 2012