The Earthquakes causing such of the damage in Italy had an epicenter at Crete, Greece (click here). The most severe was 4.8. A lot of damage.
Larger one occurred on July 1, 2009 registering 6.4 according to USGS (click here). Makes a little more sense.
President Barack Obama and Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi tour earthquake damage on the sidelines of the G8 Summit in L'Aquila, Italy, Wednesday, July 8, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
G8 summit: leaders warn global economy faces more danger (click here)
The global economy faces "significant" dangers in the coming months and a recovery from recession is still some way off, world leaders have warned.
By James Kirkup in L'Aquila
Published: 7:38PM BST 08 Jul 2009
...Despite seeing some signs of stabilisation in economies, the G8 listed rising oil prices, fragile banking sectors, falling trade and investment and rising unemployment as the main threats to a recovery.
Speaking after their talks on the economic outlook, leaders signalled they feared the world may not have seen the worst of the slowdown yet.
Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, said: "The crisis is a long way from being over. If we are lucky, then we have nearly reached the bottom."
Gordon Brown, the Prime Minister, said: "There are warning signs about the world economy we cannot afford to ignore."...
