April 3, 1998 Earthquake: Gualdo, Tadino-Nocera Umbra, Central, Italy
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Gualdo, Tadino-Nocera Umbra, Central, Italy on April 3, 1998 at 07:26:36 UTC, 10 km below the surface.
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Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- April 3, 1998
- Time
- 07:26:36 UTC
- Place
- Gualdo, Tadino-Nocera Umbra, Central, Italy
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 43.164° N, 12.701° E
- Country
- Italy
The toll
- Injuries
- 5 with its tsunami and other effects
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 300
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
1998, April 3. Five people slightly injured and 300
houses damaged or destroyed in the Gualdo Tadino-Nocera
Umbra area. Additional damage to a castle at Foligno. Felt
strongly at Assisi. Felt as far south as Rome. Also felt
(IV) at Koper, Slovenia. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- January 14, 1703, Central Apennino, Norcia, L'Aquila, Perugia, Italy
- January 13, 1915, Marsica, Avezzano, Abruzzi, Italy
- February 2, 1703, L'Aquila (Aquila), Italy
- December 1, 1328, Norcia, Italy
- December 25, 1352, Sansepolcro, Italy
- September 9, 1349, L'Aquila, Abruzzi, Sannio, Italy
- April 14, 1672, Rimini, Italy
- September 30, 1789, Citta Di Castello,sansepolcro, Italy
- April 6, 2009, L'Aquila, Italy
- August 24, 2016, Accumoli, Arquata, Amatrice, Italy
- May 12, 1730, Norcia, Italy
- August 3, 1414, Sansepolcro, Italy
- October 19, 1768, Santa Sofia, Italy
- June 13, 1542, Scarperia, Italy
- August 22, 1859, Italy
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 5490.