著者

上西 幸司

出版者

日本自然災害学会

雑誌

自然災害科学 (ISSN:02866021)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.28, no.2, pp.167-183, 2009-08-31

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An earthquake of moment magnitude 6.3 has struck the L'Aquila region in Italy on April 6, 2009, at 3:32am (local time), and claimed nearly 300 lives. Another 1,500 were injured and 66,000 became homeless. The Research Center for Urban Safety and Security of Kobe University has sent the author to investigate the earthquake-induced damage in the stricken area from April 16 to 19, 2009. This article briefly reports the damage of buildings and the ground by showing the photographs taken in the L'Aquila region together with the pre-earthquake images provided by the Google Street View. The response of the affected people, living in a developed country, to the disaster is also mentioned.