2012 Emilia earthquakes
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The 2012 Emilia earthquakes were a series of strong seismic events in northern Italy that caused widespread destruction, particularly to historic buildings and industrial facilities, and resulted in multiple deaths and significant economic losses.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
earthquake sequence
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natural disaster ⓘ |
| aftershocks | hundreds of aftershocks recorded ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Emilia-Romagna earthquakes of 2012 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| buildingTypeMostAffected |
industrial sheds with precast concrete elements
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unreinforced masonry buildings ⓘ |
| casualties | at least 27 deaths ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| countryResponse | financial aid and reconstruction measures by the Italian government ⓘ |
| culturalHeritageImpact | destruction of historic churches and monuments ⓘ |
| damageType |
collapse of industrial buildings
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severe damage to historic buildings ⓘ widespread structural damage ⓘ |
| depth | approximately 6 km ⓘ |
| displacedPeople | tens of thousands of people displaced ⓘ |
| economicLoss | several billion euros ⓘ |
| endDate | 2012-06-03 ⓘ |
| epicenterNear |
Finale Emilia
NERFINISHED
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Medolla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| epicenterProvince |
Bologna
NERFINISHED
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Ferrara NERFINISHED ⓘ Mantua NERFINISHED ⓘ Modena NERFINISHED ⓘ Rovigo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentAction | state of emergency declared in affected areas ⓘ |
| industrialImpact | serious damage to manufacturing sector ⓘ |
| injuries | hundreds of people injured ⓘ |
| magnitude |
5.9 Mw
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6.1 Mw ⓘ |
| mainAffectedArea | Po Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainshockDate | 2012-05-20 ⓘ |
| maximumIntensity | VIII (Severe) on the Mercalli intensity scale ⓘ |
| notableConsequence |
evacuation of historic town centers
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temporary closure of many factories ⓘ |
| notableDamage |
damage to churches in Emilia-Romagna
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damage to factories and warehouses ⓘ damage to medieval towers in Finale Emilia ⓘ |
| partOf | seismicity of the Po Plain ⓘ |
| plateTectonicSetting | convergence between the African Plate and the Eurasian Plate ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia
NERFINISHED
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United States Geological Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Emilia-Romagna
NERFINISHED
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Northern Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| response | large-scale emergency response by Italian Civil Protection ⓘ |
| secondMainshockDate | 2012-05-29 ⓘ |
| seismogenicType | reverse faulting ⓘ |
| startDate | 2012-05-20 ⓘ |
| strongestAftershockMagnitude | 5.3 Mw ⓘ |
| timeZoneOfMainshock | CEST (UTC+2) ⓘ |
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