The 2009 L'Aquila
earthquake was an
earthquake of 6.3 moment
magnitude that occurred in
the central Italian region
of Abruzzo on 6 April 2009,
following a series of about
a hundred minor tremors
since January 2009,
including a 4.0-magnitude
one on 30 March. The
majority of the damage
occurred in the medieval
city of L'Aquila (capital
city of the Abruzzo region)
and the surrounding
villages. As of April 12 at
20.00 CEST, at least 294[6]
people are known to have
died,[3]
making this the deadliest
earthquake to hit Italy
since the 1980 Irpinia
earthquake................
