1915 Avezzano earthquake

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The 1915 Avezzano earthquake was a devastating magnitude 7.0 seismic event in central Italy that destroyed numerous towns in the Marsica region and caused tens of thousands of deaths.

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1915 Avezzano earthquake canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf earthquake
affectedArea Apennine Mountains NERFINISHED
Fucino Basin NERFINISHED
Liri Valley NERFINISHED
Marsica region NERFINISHED
Naples NERFINISHED
Rome NERFINISHED
aftershocks numerous aftershocks over following months
casualties approximately 30000 deaths
tens of thousands of deaths
caused ground ruptures
landslides
liquefaction
railway damage
road destruction
telegraph line disruption
widespread building collapse
commemoratedOn annual remembrance ceremonies in Avezzano
country Italy
date 1915-01-13
day 13
depth 15 km
destroyedCity Avezzano NERFINISHED
epicenter Avezzano NERFINISHED
faultType normal fault
impact changes in Italian seismic building regulations
increased study of Apennine seismic risk
injuries thousands of injuries
intensityScale Mercalli intensity scale NERFINISHED
location Abruzzo NERFINISHED
Marsica NERFINISHED
central Italy
magnitude 7.0
magnitudeScale moment magnitude scale NERFINISHED
maximumIntensity XI
memorials monuments in Avezzano
month January
notableFor destruction of Avezzano and surrounding towns
one of the deadliest earthquakes in Italian history
partOf seismicity of Italy
response Italian Army rescue operations
national relief efforts
tectonicSetting Apennine extensional regime
time 07:52:42
timeZone CET
year 1915

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Pescina sufferedEvent 1915 Avezzano earthquake