1980 Irpinia earthquake
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The 1980 Irpinia earthquake was a devastating magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck southern Italy, causing widespread destruction and thousands of deaths, particularly in the Campania and Basilicata regions.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | earthquake ⓘ |
| aftershocks | numerous strong aftershocks ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Irpinia earthquake of 1980 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| buildingsDestroyed | tens of thousands of buildings ⓘ |
| casualties | approximately 2700 deaths ⓘ |
| casualtiesRange | between 2500 and 3000 deaths ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| date | 1980-11-23 ⓘ |
| day | 23 ⓘ |
| depth | 10 km ⓘ |
| displacedPeople | over 250000 homeless ⓘ |
| economicDamage |
billions of US dollars
ⓘ
tens of trillions of Italian lire ⓘ |
| epicenterRegion | Irpinia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| faultType | normal faulting ⓘ |
| governmentResponse | large-scale emergency relief operation ⓘ |
| injuries | over 7000 injured ⓘ |
| intensityScale | Mercalli intensity scale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| localTime | 19:34 ⓘ |
| magnitude | 6.9 ⓘ |
| magnitudeScale | moment magnitude scale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCountrySubdivisionAffected |
Region of Basilicata
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Region of Campania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumIntensity | X ⓘ |
| month | November ⓘ |
| notableFor |
one of the deadliest earthquakes in 20th-century Italy
ⓘ
severe destruction in rural mountain communities ⓘ |
| partOf | history of earthquakes in Italy ⓘ |
| reconstructionProgram | long-term reconstruction of affected towns ⓘ |
| regionAffected |
Basilicata
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Campania NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seismicZone | southern Apennines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | Apennine mountain belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| triggered |
ground ruptures
ⓘ
landslides ⓘ liquefaction in some areas ⓘ |
| typeOfEvent | crustal earthquake ⓘ |
| utcTime | 1980-11-23T18:34:00Z ⓘ |
| worstHitProvince | Avellino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worstHitTown |
Conza della Campania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lioni NERFINISHED ⓘ Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1980 ⓘ |
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