L'Aquila, scene of the 2009 earthquake, is the capital of which central Italian region?
2009 L'Aquila earthquake 2009 L'Aquila earthquake The 2009 L'Aquila earthquake occurred in the region of Abruzzo, in central Italy. The main shock occurred at 03:32 CEST (01:32 UTC) on 6 April 2009, and was rated 5.8 or 5.9 on the Richter magnitude scale and 6.3 on the moment magnitude scale; its epicentre was near L'Aquila, the capital of Abruzzo, which together with surrounding villages suffered most damage. There have been several thousand foreshocks and aftershocks since December 2008, more than thirty of which had a Richter magnitude greater than 3.5. The earthquake was felt throughout central Italy; 308 people are known to have
Italian aircraft carrier Aquila Italian aircraft carrier Aquila Aquila (Italian for "Eagle") was an Italian aircraft carrier converted from the trans-Atlantic passenger liner during World War II. Work on "Aquila" began in late 1941 at the Ansaldo shipyard in Genoa and continued for the next two years. With the signing of the Italian armistice on 8 September 1943, however, all work was halted and the vessel remained unfinished. "Aquila" was eventually scrapped in 1952. "Aquila" was Italy’s first aircraft carrier project; it was not built from the keel up as such, and was never completed. Following World War I, the Italian Royal Navy ("Regia