M6.0 earthquake near Nocera Umbra, Umbria

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 3 km SSE of Nocera Umbra, Italy on 26 Sept 1997, 09:40 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Nocera Umbra, about 4 km away in Umbria, Italy.