Table 1 Summary of the 1584 event near Aigle
Location | Name | CHX | CHY | Lat. | Lon. |
Aigle (VD) | 563,683 | 131,399 | 46.33 | 6.97 | |
Date/time (UTC) | March 11, 1584 | 11:30 a.m. | |||
Intensity | Epicentral intensity (Io): VIII | Maximum intensity (Ix): VIII | |||
Magnitude (Mw) | 5.9 | ||||
Effects | Primary: known | Secondary: known | |||
Level of documentation | Well documented for the period. One reason for this is the disastrous rockslide triggered by the strongest aftershock. No systematic historical sources describe the loss | ||||
Remarks | Marche 11, a seiche and tsunami occurred in Lake Geneva. A disastrous rockslide followed on March 14, 1584. The rockslide, which killed around 320 people and a livestock of several hundred animals, was triggered by an aftershock | ||||
References | Schwarz-Zanetti 2008a Schwarz-Zanetti and Fäh 2011 Heim 1932 Loizeau 1991 | ||||