2009 L'Aquila earthquake injured. Twenty of the victims were children. Around 65,000 people were rendered homeless. The main earthquake was preceded by two smaller earthquakes the previous day. The earthquake was felt as far away as Rome ( away), in other parts of Lazio, as well as Marche, Molise, Umbria and Campania. Schools remained closed in the Abruzzo region. Most of the inhabitants of L'Aquila abandoned their homes and the city itself; in the city centre of L'Aquila, and the nearby village of Paganica which was also badly damaged, many streets were impassable due to fallen masonry. The hospital at L'Aquila, where many
Olancha Earthquake Sequence (2009) Olancha Earthquake Sequence (2009) The Olancha Earthquake Sequence (2009) was a consecutive series of three earthquakes, with high magnitudes of 5.2, 5.0 and 4.9 respectively, with a number of small shocks between each, to accompany the main "triple shock". Olancha, California is located in the Inyo County, on route 395 with an elevation of 1,115m. Olancha has had a total of 5334 earthquakes since 1931, the largest occurring in 1998 with a magnitude of 5.2. Owens Valley, is located northeast of Olancha consisting mostly of dry, arid saline lakebed. October the 3rd 2009 at 01:16 UTC marked the first earthquake