Seismologie & Geophysik

Current earthquakes

what is happening with our earth?

Recent earthquakes | Earthquake in Italy

Earthquake in Italy – August to October 2016

Between August and October 2016, Central Italy was struck by a whole series of exceptionally strong earthquakes. The first one was the earthquake of 24 August. The shocks with a magnitude of 6.2 destroyed several mountain villages in the Apennines. Many houses in Norcia, Accumoli and other municipalities became uninhabitable; nearly 300 people lost their lives. On 26 and 27 October, two other violent earthquakes followed – this time east of the Apennines. The earthquake of 30 October again hit the region around Norcia and, with a magnitude of 6.6, was the strongest of this series. (Source: das-erdbeben.de)

Please click on the images to enlarge.

italienbeben-01-1
italienbeben-02
italienbeben-03
italienbeben-03
italienbeben-05
italienbeben-06
italienbeben-07