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The earthquake completely destroyed
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1240:Fontecchio
1220:Collelongo
1215:Collarmele
1140:Cappadocia
1135:Caporciano
1120:Capestrano
1105:Campotosto
1070:Barisciano
902:References
872:Twin towns
853:footballer
828:footballer
638:Collarmele
614:Villanucci
577:landslides
565:aftershock
548:earthquake
498:pronounced
389:Population
355:Government
279:13°39′32″E
76:newspapers
1565:Vittorito
1550:Villalago
1495:Scontrone
1445:Roccaraso
1420:Rocca Pia
1345:Ortucchio
1060:Balsorano
805:scientist
767:Cardinal
741:Fontamara
650:Ortucchio
628:Geography
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421:Time zone
415:Pescinesi
381:Elevation
276:42°1′35″N
65:"Pescina"
1535:Trasacco
1510:Secinaro
1500:Scoppito
1355:Pacentro
1350:Ovindoli
1270:L'Aquila
1230:Corfinio
1110:Canistro
1095:Calascio
1055:Avezzano
1040:Alfedena
944:16 March
922:16 March
892:Budapest
843:Cardinal
835:, author
662:Trasacco
654:Ovindoli
603:tectonic
342:Frazioni
332:L'Aquila
327:Province
1601:Marsica
1596:Pescina
1515:Sulmona
1385:Pizzoli
1370:Pescina
1335:Oricola
1315:Navelli
1210:Cocullo
1190:Cerchio
1150:Carsoli
1115:Cansano
1085:Bugnara
1080:Bisegna
1050:Ateleta
1030:Acciano
1017:of the
1011:·
1009:Abruzzo
896:Hungary
710:Baroque
668:Climate
605:fault.
557:Extreme
552:Marsica
523:History
517:Abruzzo
511:in the
494:Pescina
478:Website
411:Demonym
320:Abruzzo
304:Country
250:Pescina
217:Pescina
137:Pescina
90:scholar
1490:Scanno
1410:Raiano
1405:Prezza
1360:Pereto
1310:Morino
1285:Lucoli
1185:Celano
1075:Barrea
1065:Barete
1035:Aielli
1014:Comuni
819:France
660:, and
634:Celano
508:comune
315:Region
147:Comune
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1325:Ofena
1245:Fossa
610:Galli
462:67057
447:UTC+2
426:UTC+1
397:4,195
308:Italy
97:JSTOR
83:books
1320:Ocre
946:2019
924:2019
866:poet
864:and
779:and
620:and
612:and
546:The
473:0863
451:CEST
368:Area
334:(AQ)
69:news
1330:Opi
440:DST
430:CET
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