An earthquake is the percepitible shaking of the
surface of the Earth, resulting from the sudden release of energy in the
Earth’s crust that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes can be quite violent,
they can throw people to the ground and destroy entire cities.
There have been several
strong earthquakes in the last years in Italy. On April 6 2009, a magnitude
6.3 eartquake shook L’Aquila killing more than 300 people and injuring 1,500
others. It damaged many buildings and landmarks, such as the medieval church in the picture (left).
It hasn’t been completely rebuilt yet.
