40 percent of Italians at risk from quakes.Byline: ANI London, April 7 (ANI): Scientists have said that Italy is prone to earthquakes because it sits at the junction of two tectonic plates This is a list of tectonic plates on Earth. Tectonic plates are pieces of the Earth's crust and uppermost mantle, together referred to as the lithosphere. The plates are around 100 km (60 miles) thick and consist of two principal types of material: oceanic crust (also called , leaving 40 per cent of the population of the country at risk. Seven years ago, 30 people died - including 27 schoolchildren schoolchildren school npl → écoliers mpl; (at secondary school) → collégiens mpl; lycéens mpl schoolchildren school and their teacher - during a quake centred on the southern town of San Giuliano di Puglia San Giuliano di Puglia is a small town in the province of Campobasso, in the region of Molise, in Italy. Even though it is now part of Molise, its name still recalls its former administrative and cultural association with the region of Apulia (Puglia). . Central Umbria was shattered by a disturbance 12 years ago, which killed 13 people and destroyed hundreds of historic buildings. In 1980, a terrifying ter·ri·fy tr.v. ter·ri·fied, ter·ri·fy·ing, ter·ri·fies 1. To fill with terror; make deeply afraid. See Synonyms at frighten. 2. To menace or threaten; intimidate. quake near Naples killed more than 3,000, injured 9,000 and made more than 30,000 homeless. Italy's biggest killer came in 1908 in Messina, Sicily, and measured 7.2 on the Richter scale and killed more than 70,000 people. "The whole region is riddled with faults," Open University lecturer David Rothery told the Daily Express. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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