EARTHQUAKES

 

These days we hear much about earthquakes in relation to the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria on the morning of Monday 6th February. This earthquake was destructive; razing cities to the ground and killing more than 40 thousand people. In addition to this, it has also inflicted immeasurable damage on the cultural lands of Syria and Turkey by destroying the oldest city in the world: Aleppo.  

MOST IMPORTANT FACTS OF 2017 – PART 2

We are back with the second part of the most important events in 2017.

WHEN THE EARTH QUAKES …

… we are terribly scared, of course. It often happens, unfortunately, where we live, that is, in the centre of Italy. But what is an earthquake?

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.