L'Aquila (Central Italy) Earthquakes: The Predecessors of the April 6, 2009 Event

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Research Article| November 01, 2009 L'Aquila (Central Italy) Earthquakes: The Predecessors of the April 6, 2009 Event Andrea Tertulliani; Andrea Tertulliani Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia Via di Vigna Murata 605 00143 Roma, Italy [e-mail] (A. T.) Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Antonio Rossi; Antonio Rossi Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia Via di Vigna Murata 605 00143 Roma, Italy [e-mail] (A. T.) Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Luigi Cucci; Luigi Cucci Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia Via di Vigna Murata 605 00143 Roma, Italy [e-mail] (A. T.) Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Maurizio Vecchi Maurizio Vecchi Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia Via di Vigna Murata 605 00143 Roma, Italy [e-mail] (A. T.) Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Seismological Research Letters (2009) 80 (6): 1008–1013. https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.80.6.1008 Article history first online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Andrea Tertulliani, Antonio Rossi, Luigi Cucci, Maurizio Vecchi; L'Aquila (Central Italy) Earthquakes: The Predecessors of the April 6, 2009 Event. Seismological Research Letters 2009;; 80 (6): 1008–1013. doi: https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.80.6.1008 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietySeismological Research Letters Search Advanced Search On 6 April 2009 an Mw = 6.3, Imax = 9–10 earthquake struck the Abruzzi region of Central Italy (http://portale.ingv.it/highlights/view?set_language=en). We find similarities in some peculiar characteristics of the 2009 sequence and some historical events that occurred in the area, in particular in 1461 and 1762. We observed strong analogies in the distribution of the intensities and in the areas of the strongest effects produced by these shocks, as well as in the temporal evolution of the events. The 2009 quake severely devastated the town of L'Aquila (∼ 73,000 inhabitants) and tens of villages located in the middle... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.