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- Title
- Earthquake in Campania-Basilicata, Italy, November 23, 1980.
- File
- PB82162967.pdf
- Author(s)
- Stratta, J. L.; Escalante, L. E.; Krinitzsky, E. L.; Morelli, U.
- Source
- Earthquake Engineering Research Inst., Berkeley, CA.; National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., September 1981, 105 p.
- Identifying Number(s)
- CCS-CND-017
- Abstract
- On November 23, 1980, south-central Italy was struck by a disastrous earthquake that affected the regions of Campania and Basilicata and the provinces of Naples, Salerno, Avellino, and Potenza. The magnitude 6.8 earthquake, which was centered about 100 km east of Naples, caused severe damage, even though it was of moderate intensity. It killed approximately 3,000 people, injured about 9,000, and left more than 100,000 homeless. Two weeks later, more than 1,500 were still missing. The heavily damaged area covered more than 10,000 sq km. Immediately after the disaster, the National Research Council's Committee on Natural Disasters and the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute organized a joint team to conduct field studies and to report their observations on the response of the populace, structures, lifeline facilities, and geotechnical features to the earthquake effects. The team members were a structural engineer and team leader, a lifeline facilities engineer, a geotechnical engineer, and a social scientist. The report presents the team's observations and conclusions.
- Keywords
- Italy; Damage; Casualties; Disasters; Basilicata (Italy); Social effect; Campania (Italy); Earthquakes