Can scientists predict earthquakes? When is the next one? Tremors will debate the effect of these earthquakes on 5 April at 1930hrs (Doors open at 1915hrs), in the Cinema room, Spazju Kreattiv at St James Cavalier in Valetta together with Dr Sebastiano D鈥檃mico. An overview of earthquakes and their mechanism in the central Meditarranean will be discussed.
On 24 August 2016, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Amatrice region in Central Italy killing around 300 people and causing severe damage and collapse of buildings. Hundreds of aftershocks followed the earthquake. On Sunday 30th October 2016, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake hit Central Italy, near Norcia with a lot of buildings being destroyed but no casualties after this earthquake, mainly because people were evacuated after the August earthquake.
Come join us in Malta Caf茅 Scientifique鈥檚 event to debate the question about our shaking earth together with lecturer Dr Sebastiano D鈥檃mico from the department of Geosciences from the Faculty of Science at the University of Malta.
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Malta Caf茅 Scientifique thanks the STEAM project funded by the Erasmus+ Key Action 2 Strategic Partnership, St. James Cavalier for hosting this event, the University of Malta, and Malta Chamber of Scientists (of which the caf茅 forms part).
Poster thanks to Rebecca Tong & Stephanie Ghio
- Title: Tremors
- Date: Wednesday 5 April
- Speakers: Dr Sebastiano D鈥檃mico
- Time: 1930hrs (Doors open at 1915hrs)
- Place: Cinema room at Spazju Kreattiv at St James Cavalier in Valletta
