The city was rebuilt, eventually grew to more than 73,000 inhabitants, and remained stable for more than 300 years – until October 2008, when tremors began again. From January 1 through April 5, 2009, 304 additional tremors were reported.
拉奎拉这座城市曾经在1461年和1703年遭到地震的严重破坏。人们实施了灾后重建，将其最终发展成为一座拥有超过7.3万人的城市，并保持了300多年的稳定——直到2008年10月重新出现微震为止，而在随后的2009年1月1日到4月5日间又发生了合共304次微震。