1980 Irpinia earthquake

1980 earthquake in southern Italy other earthquakes that have occurred in Irpinia List of earthquakes in Irpinia hist Terremoto dell'Irpinia del 1980 January 2018 1980 Irpinia earthquake Destruction à Conza della Campania suite au Séisme d'Irpinia du 23 novembre 1980.png Destruction in Conza della Campania after the earthquake 1980-11-23 18:34:52 usp0001ay4 635924 23 November 1980 19:34:52 CET Italy 6.9 Mw 10 km 40.84 N 15.28 E region:IT-AV_type:event inline,title Dip-slip Italy US$20 billion ($73.9 billion in 2024, adjusted for inflation)Significant Earthquake Database https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/earthquake/search National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA 10.7289/V5TD9V7K 1972 Data Set X 2,483–4,900 dead 7,700–8,934 injured 250,000 displaced The 1980 Irpinia earthquake (it Terremoto dell'Irpinia) took place in Italy on 23 November 1980, with a moment magnitude of 6.9 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). It left at least 2,483 people dead, at least 7,700 injured, and 250,000 homeless. Earthquake thumb|Map of earthquake intensity The earthquake struck at 18:34 UTC (19:34 local) on 23 November 1980, centered on the village of Castelnuovo di Conza, Campania, Southern Italy.https://emidius.mi.ingv.it/CPTI15-DBMI15/event/19801123_1834_000 emidius.mi.ingv.it" 1980 November 23 18:34:52.00 Irpinia-Basilicata 23 July 2016 10.6092/INGV.IT-CPTI15 Rovida Andrea Locati Mario Camassi Romano Lolli Barbara Gasperini Paolo The first jolt was followed by 90 aftershocks. There were three main shocks, each with epicenters in a different place, within 80 seconds. The largest shock registered a peak acceleration of 0.38 g, with 10 seconds of motion greater than 0.1 g. The three main shocks combined produced 70 seconds of shaking greater than 0.01 g. Thus the shaking was severe and lasted a long time. The focal mechanism corresponded to normal and significant left-lateral strike-slip movement. The rupture dimensions was estimated to be 14 × 40 km based on the aftershock distribution.Deschamps A. King G.C.P. The Campania-Lucania (southern Italy) earthquake of 23 November 1980 Earth and Planetary Science Letters 1983 62 2 296–304 10.1016/0012-821X(83)90092-4 1983E&PSL..62..296D The study of near-field strong motion and leveling records revealed a complex rupture process comprising three subevents. Overall, the rupture on complex fault systems propagated bilaterally along a mostly northwest–southeast trend.Bernard Pascal Zollo Aldo The Irpinia (Italy) 1980 earthquake: Detailed analysis of a complex normal faulting Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 1989 94 B2 1631–1647 10.1029/JB094iB02p01631 1989JGR....94.1631B Impact Towns in the province of Avellino were hit the hardest. In Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi, 300 were killed, including 27 children in an orphanage, and 80 percent of the town was destroyed and many historical buildings were left in ruins as the town never fully recovered as of 2021. One hundred were killed in Balvano when a medieval church collapsed during Sunday services. The towns of Lioni, Conza della Campania (near the epicenter), and Teora were destroyed, and dozens of structures in Naples were levelled, including a 10-story apartment building. Damage was spread over more than 26,000 km2, including Naples and Salerno.https://archive.today/20090506171643/http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nndc/struts/results?eq_0=4903&t=101650&s=13&d=22,26,13,12&nd=display Italy: Avellino, Potenza, Caserta, Naples. NOAA National Geophysical Data Center, Boulder (Colorado). Accessed 2009-04-07. Archived 2009-05-06. Rebuilding The Italian government spent 59 trillion lire (equivalent to €IT 30.471 1980 billion in IT) on reconstruction, while other nations sent contributions. West Germany contributed 32 million United States dollars (USD) and the United States US$70 million.Antonello Caporale Irpinia, 20 anni dopo http://www.repubblica.it/speciale/irpinia/irpi.html it la Repubblica 2004-12-13 2009-04-07 However, in the early 1990s a major corruption scandal emerged. Of the billions of lire that were earmarked for aid to the victims and rebuilding, the largest part disappeared from the earthquake reconstruction funds in the 1980s. Of the $40 billion spent on earthquake reconstruction, an estimated $20 billion went to create an entirely new social class of millionaires in the region, $6.4 billion went to the criminal Camorra, whereas another $4 billion went to politicians in bribes. Only the remaining $9.6 billion, a quarter of the total amount, was actually spent on people's needs. Behan Tom 1996 The Camorra Routledge 188 978-1138006737 Tom Behan The Camorra entered the construction industry after the quake.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/28/italy-earthquake-mafia-construction-contracts Italy must block mafia from earthquake rebuild, says prosecutor Josephine McKenna 28 August 2016 The Guardian See also Italy Earth sciences List of earthquakes in 1980 List of earthquakes in Italy 1930 Irpinia earthquake List of earthquakes in Irpinia Footnotes Rovida A. Camassi R. Gasperini P. Stucchi M. 2011 CPTI11, the 2011 version of the Parametric Catalogue of Italian Earthquakes National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology Milano, Bologna 10.6092/INGV.IT-CPTI11 Rovida Andrea Camassi Romano Gasperini Paolo Stucchi Massimiliano Data Set Earthquake catalog PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog https://earthquake.usgs.gov/static/lfs/data/pager/catalogs/ September 4, 2009 United States Geological Survey Version 2008_06.1 Further reading Gizzi Fabrizio Terenzio Potenza Maria Rosaria The Scientific Landscape of November 23rd, 1980 Irpinia-Basilicata Earthquake: Taking Stock of (Almost) 40 Years of Studies Geosciences December 2020 10 12 482 10.3390/geosciences10120482 free 2020Geosc..10..482G Porfido Sabina Alessio Giuliana Gaudiosi Germana Nappi Rosa Michetti Alessandro Maria Spiga Efisio 2021 Photographic Reportage on the Rebuilding after the Irpinia–Basilicata 1980 Earthquake (Southern Italy) Geosciences 11 1 6 10.3390/geosciences11010006 free External links INGV – sismica Map it Memory and Images Earthquake 1980 it Earthquake 1980 Gesualdo https://web.archive.org/web/20070312135706/http://carlogesualdo.altervista.org/pagine/terremoto_irpinia_1980.htm 2007-03-12 it INGV page on the earthquake it Dank für die deutsche Hilfe http://www.abendblatt.de/extra/service/944949.html?url=/ha/1980/xml/19801204xml/habxml801012_7712.xml 1980-12-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20090411142614/http://www.abendblatt.de/extra/service/944949.html?url=/ha/1980/xml/19801204xml/habxml801012_7712.xml 2009-04-11 Hamburger Abendblatt de 635924 Category:1980 disasters in Europe Category:1980 in Italy Category:1980s disasters in Italy Category:1980 earthquakes Category:20th century in Campania Category:Disasters in Campania 1980 Irpinia earthquake Category:Guardia Lombardi Category:November 1980 in Europe Category:Province of Avellino