Earthquakes sequence in Central Italy
Last update: 4 November 2016 at 14:26 UTC
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Earthquake details
Central Italy has been hit by several large earthquakes since August 2016:
- On The 24th of August, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake hit the region of Amatrice at 03:36 local time causing more than 290 victims and left several thousand homelesses. Information on the main shock here.
- On October 26th, the region of Visso is hit by a magnitude 5.5 and a magnitude 6.1 within 2 hours. This time, no victim has been reported as the first shock sent most people out of their home which saved their lives. Information on the main shock here.
- On October 30th, at 07:40 local time, a magnitude 6.5 hit the region of Norcia causing important damage to cultural heritage. The Norcia's Basilica of San Benedetto is destroyed. Information on the main shock here.
Earthquakes sequence since August 24th
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Aftershocks distribution and the two M6.5 and M6.1 shock locations compared to past regional earthquakes (August 24th, 2016 Amatrice earthquake, April 6th, 2009 l'Aquila earthquake and September 26th, 1997 Colfiorito arthquake). |
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Distribution of main seismic sequences in Italy from 1997 and the November 2nd, 2016. Latest earthquakes are located between the M6.1 Colfiorito earthquakes of 1997 and the M6.2 Amatrice earthquakes of the August 24th 2016. This new sequence seems to fill the existing gap between this two regions. |
Comparison of aftershocks time distribution
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| M6.5 Norcia earthquake of October 30th | M6.1 Visso earthquake of October 26th | M6.2 Amatrice earthquake of August 24th |
Comparison of aftershocks rates
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| M6.5 Norcia earthquake of October 30th | M6.1 Visso earthquake of October 26th | M6.2 Amatrice earthquake of August 24th |
Comparison of aftershocks pattern: Amatrice vs. Visso/Norcia
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Aftershocks of M6.5 Norcia earthquake of October 30th
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| One month of aftershocks of M6.1 Amatrice earthquake of August 24th,2016 |
Comparison of Map of testimonies
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| M6.2 Amatrice earthquake | M6.1 Visso earthquake | M6.5 Norcia earthquake |
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More seismological information on M6.5 Norcia earthquake
 Main Shock Epicenter Location |
 Past Regional Seismicity as from the ISC catalogue (1964-2004) and EMSC Real Time catalogue (2005-today) |
 Moment Tensors Solutions |