2009 L'Aquila earthquake

An earthquake occurred in the region of Abruzzo, in southern Italy, at 03:32 CEST on 6 April 2009. It measured 6.3 on the moment magnitude scale and 5.8 or 5.9 on the Richter scale; its epicentre was near L'Aquila, the capital of Abruzzo, which together with surrounding villages suffered the most damage.

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Which happened first?

• 2009 L'Aquila earthquake and 2009 Samoa earthquake happened in the same year
• 2009 L'Aquila earthquake happened 1 year before October 2010 Sumatra earthquake and tsunami
• 2009 L'Aquila earthquake happened 1 year before 2010 Chile earthquake
• 2009 L'Aquila earthquake happened 1 year after 2008 Sichuan earthquake
• 2009 L'Aquila earthquake happened 1 year before 2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull

Timeline

1. 2008 Sichuan earthquakeMay 12, 2008
2. 2009 L'Aquila earthquake (this page)April 6, 2009
3. 2009 Samoa earthquakeSeptember 29, 2009
4. 2010 Chile earthquakeFebruary 27, 2010
5. 2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull2010
6. October 2010 Sumatra earthquake and tsunamiOctober 25, 2010

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