Only the remaining $9.6 billion, a quarter of the total amount, was actually spent on people's needs. Of the $40 billion spent on earthquake reconstruction, an estimated $20 billion went to create an entirely new social class of millionaires in the region, $6.4 billion went to the criminal Camorra, whereas another $4 billion went to politicians in bribes. Of the billions of lire that were earmarked for aid to the victims and rebuilding, the largest part disappeared from the earthquake reconstruction funds in the 1980s. However, in the early 1990s a major corruption scandal emerged. West Germany contributed 32 million United States dollars (USD) and the United States US$70 million. The Italian government spent 59 trillion lire on reconstruction, while other nations sent contributions. Damage was spread over more than 26,000 km 2, including Naples and Salerno.

The towns of Lioni, Conza della Campania (near the epicenter), and Teora were destroyed, and dozens of structures in Naples were levelled, including a 10-story apartment building. One hundred were killed in Balvano when a medieval church collapsed during Sunday services. In Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi, 300 were killed, including 27 children in an orphanage, and eighty percent of the town was destroyed and many historical buildings were left in ruins as the town never fully recovered as of 2021. Towns in the province of Avellino were hit the hardest. Thus the shaking was severe and lasted a long time. The three main shocks combined produced 70 seconds of shaking greater than 0.01g. The largest shock registered a peak acceleration of 0.38g, with 10 seconds of motion greater than 0.1g. There were three main shocks, each with epicenters in a different place, within 80 seconds. The first jolt was followed by 90 aftershocks.

The quake struck at 18:34 UTC (19:34 local), centered on the village of Castelnuovo di Conza, Campania, Southern Italy. It left at least 2,483 people dead, at least 7,700 injured, and 250,000 homeless.Įvent Map of earthquake intensity The 1980 Irpinia earthquake ( Italian: Terremoto dell'Irpinia) took place in Italy on 23 November 1980, with a moment magnitude of 6.9 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of X ( Extreme).

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