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Damage Photos from the August 24, 2016 Amatrice, Italy M6.2 Earthquake

February 24, 2018

Virtual Earthquake Reconnaissance Team (VERT) Summary by Ezra Jampole and Sahar Derakhshan.

 

Amatrice

 

010_Amatric overhead 021 overhead of Amatrice - new areas look unscathed 
Figure 1. Overhead view of Amatrice. Source: Gregorio Borigo / AP. Figure 2.  New areas are relatively unscathed compared to the history center. Source: Gregorio Borigo / AP.
   
   
008_destroyed buildings in Amatrice  006_Amatrice bird's eye view 
Figure 3. Overhead view of Amatrice. Source: CNN. Figure 4. Birds Eye View of Amatrice. Source: CNN.
   
   
011_streets of Amatrice  018 streets in Amatrice 
Figure 5. The streets of Amatrice. Source: Emilio Fraile / AP. Figure 6. Rubble in the streets of Amatrice. Source Alessandra Tarantino / AP.
   
   
022 fascade collapse Amatrice  003_Amatrice home destroyed
Figure 7. Facade collapse. Source Alessandra tarantino / AP. Figure 8. Home in Amatrice, before and after the earthquake. Source: Google / Reuters.
   
   
009_noncollapsed masonry building in Amatrice  014 tents in Amatrice 
Figure 9. Damaged masonry facade. Source: CNN. Figure 10. Tents in Amatrice after the earthquake. Source: AP.
   
   

 

Accumoli

 

001_residential_structure_before_and_after_EQ 020 collapsed fascade and roof 
Figure 1. Residential structure before and after the earthquake. Source: Google / Reuters. Figure 2. Collapsed facade. Source: Andrew Medichini.
   
   
017 collapsed fascade  019 collapsed fascade accumoli 
Figure 3. Collapsed facade. Source: Andrew Medichini. Figure 4. Collapsed facade. Source: Andrew Medichini.
   
   

  

Pescara del Tronto

 

002_Pescara delt Tronto flattened 007_Pescara del Tronto collapsed houses 
Figure 1. Pescara del Tronto flattened. Source: Getty Images. Figure 2. Collapsed houses. Source: CNN
   
   
015 Pescara del Tronto destroyed houses  016 collapsed houses 
Figure 3. Destroyed houses. Source: Marco Zeppetella / AFP / Getty Images Figure 4. Collapsed houses. Source: Marco Zeppetella / AFP / Getty Images
   
   
025 roof collapse Pescara del Tronto 
Figure 5. Roof collapse. Source: Giuseppe Bellini / Getty Images.
 
 

 

Arquata del Tronto

 

023 damaged house in Arquata del Tronto  024 cracks in wall, no collapse 
Figure 1. Damaged house. Source: Giuseppe Bellini / Getty Images. Figure 2. Cracks in wall of house but no collapse. Source: Giuseppe Bellini / Getty Images.
   
   
012_tented camp in Arquata del Tronto 
Figure 3. Tent camps in Arquata del Tronto.
 
 

 

Saletta

 

005_areal view of Saletta homes destroyed 
Figure 1. Aerial view of Saletta. Source: CNN.