the quake struck at 18:34 utc (19:34 local). the first jolt was followed by 90 aftershocks. there were three main shocks, each with epicenters in a different place, within 80 seconds. the largest shock registered a peak acceleration of 0.38g, with 10 seconds of motion greater than 0.1g. the three main shocks combined produced 70 seconds of shaking greater than 0.01g. thus the shaking was severe and lasted a long time. towns in the province of avellino were hit the hardest. in sant'angelo dei lombardi, 300 died, including 27 children in an orphanage, and eighty percent of the town was destroyed. one hundred were killed in balvano when a medieval church collapsed during sunday services. the towns of lioni, conza di campania (near the epicenter), and teora were destroyed, and dozens of structures in naples were levelled, including a 10-story apartment building. damage was spread over more than 26,000 km², including naples and salerno.