2009 L'Aquila earthquake of the victims were brought, suffered damage in the 4.8 aftershock which followed the main earthquake an hour later. Powerful aftershocks, some only slightly weaker than the main shock, were felt throughout the following 2 days. Villages in the valley along Strada Statale 17 just outside l'Aquila suffered the greatest damage while medieval mountain hill towns lying high above the valley suffered little damage. Onna was reported to be mostly leveled with 38 deaths among the 350 residents. The villages of Villa Sant'Angelo and San Pio delle Camere were badly damaged. Fatalities were reported in Poggio Picenze, Tornimparte, Fossa, Totani,
2009 Swan Islands earthquake 2009 Swan Islands earthquake The 2009 Swan Islands earthquake occurred on May 28 at with a moment magnitude of 7.3 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII ("Very strong"). The epicenter was located in the Caribbean Sea, northeast of the island of Roatán, 19 miles northeast of Port Royal, Isla de Bahias, 15 miles northwest of Isla Barbaretta, and north-northeast of La Ceiba. Three aftershocks followed the earthquake within magnitude 4 range. The earthquake occurred at a depth of around on a transform fault zone known as the Swan Islands Transform Fault on the southern margin of the Cayman Trough.