Earthquake in Abruzzo 6th April 2009, in L'Aquila and its province

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[HouseAbruzzo]

I'm in Spoltore, 100 km from L'Aquila, and at 19.47 the house was shaken by the second strongest wave, 5.8 magnitude, in the long series of recent seismic events.
This is the chronology so far:

DATA ORA loc ML
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07 APR 19.47 M 5.8
07 APR 14.29 M 3.5
07 APR 12.29 M 3.2
07 APR 12.15 M 3.5
07 APR 11.42 M 2.9
07 APR 11.30 M 3.9
07 APR 11.25 M 4.8
07 APR 11.24 M 3.6
07 APR. 08.15 M 3.0
07 APR. 01.15 M 5.0
07 APR. 00.47 M.3.7
06 APR. 23.56 M.3.9
06 APR. 18.38 M 4.0
06 APR. 15.14 M 3.2
06 APR. 12.36 M 3.5
06 APR. 12.11 M 3.6
06 APR. 12.04 M 3.3
06 APR. 11.59 M 3.1
06 APR. 10.40 M 3.3
06 APR. 09.16 M 4.2
06 APR. 07.50 M 3.0
06 APR. 07.41 M 3.0
06 APR. 07.28 M 3.0
06 APR. 07.15 M 3.2
06 APR. 07.03 M 3.2
06 APR. 06.47 M 3.8
06 APR. 06.13 M 3.1
06 APR. 06.08 M 3.0
06 APR. 05.57 M 4.5
06 APR. 05.33 M 3.3
06 APR. 05.18 M 3.4
06 APR. 04.59 M 3.0
06 APR. 04.55 M 3.3
06 APR. 04.48 M 3.3
06 APR. 04.41 M 3.3
06 APR. 04.37 M 4.9
06 APR. 04.31 M 3.5
06 APR. 04.28 M 4.2
06 APR. 04.19 M 3.2
06 APR. 04.14 M 3.3
06 APR. 03.32 Mw 6.3
05 APR. 22.48 M 3.9
05 APR. 02.36 M 2.0
05 APR. 00.39 M 3.5
30 MAR. 23.57 M 3.4
30 MAR. 21.05 M 3.1
30 MAR. 15.43 M 3.5
30 MAR. 15.38 M 4.2

[Sally Donaldson]

i found this link on Il Centro website to very comprehensive coverage of The Earthquake

http://download.kataweb.it/gruppoesp...o_20090407.pdf

[HouseAbruzzo]

Originally Posted by Sally Donaldson

i found this link on Il Centro website to very comprehensive coverage of The Earthquake

http://download.kataweb.it/gruppoesp...o_20090407.pdf

Nice insert, but the map shows Pescara, Brittoli and Palena, which are not affected, and there is no explanation of the map. Typical superficial journalism taking advantage of a disaster to sell more copies by creating false statistics and news.
Refer only to the following website for reliable information:
IESN Rete Sismica Sperimentale Italiana

[Sally Donaldson]

I'm so sorry but I assumed "proper" coverage. I don't speak Italian and I can't read maps.

[deborahandricky]

I was on the 6th floor of Fermo hospital when the last one hit at 19.50 ish.......bottles crashed, wardrobe doors swung open.....................patiants shouting , not a great deal of fun...........but what about those poor souls down south............thoughts out to them.

[HouseAbruzzo]

Yes, the 19.47 shockwave was real bad, another two followed tonight:
07 APR 23.38 M 3.9
07 APR 23.33 M 4.6
07 APR 19.47 Mw 5.6

[andrejeffry]

Thanks for the information HouseAbruzzo.

I printed the list and will bring it to our local organization meeting here. Right now I feel like I just wanna do something, anything for these people. My prayers are for them

[HouseAbruzzo]

Two more this morning:
DATA ORA loc ML
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08 APR 06.27 M 3.8
08 APR 05.01 M 3.6