Thomas Jordan, an Earth scientist at the University of Southern California, in Los Angeles, who chaired an international review of earthquake forecasting in Italy in the wake of L'Aquila's quake, says that these calculations must be put into context.

ECONOMIST: An extraordinary manslaughter trial starts in Italy

Stade Francais hammered L'Aquila of Italy 92-7, while Colomiers had a togher time overcoming Roma 14-5.

BBC: Preston guides Bath to victory

As part of a global network developing new disaster recovery protocols for rich countries, he has been studying the magnitude 6.3 earthquake that claimed 309 lives in L'Aquila in central Italy in 2009.

NPR: 2 Years On, Slow Quake Recovery In New Zealand

Italy is still trying to recover from the aftermath of the deadly earthquake in L'Aquila.

BBC: Italy: Earthquake hits near Bologna

Grande Fratello and L'Isola dei Famosi have attracted the biggest criticism in Italy in recent years.

BBC: The Apprentice

The Apennines, the belt of mountains that runs down through the centre of Italy, is riddled with faults, and the "Eagle" city of L'Aquila has been hammered time and time again by earthquakes.

BBC: L'Aquila quake: Italy scientists guilty of manslaughter

First Row (L-R): Finance Minister of Germany Jorg Asmussen, Finance Minister of Italy Giulio Tremonti, Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, French Finance Minister Christine Lagard, British Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling and Luxembourg Prime Minister and chairman of the Eurogroup Jean-Claude Juncker.

FORBES: G7 finance ministers and governors pose