Location | Name | CHX | CHY | Lat. | Lon. |
Sierre (VS) | 597,025 | 133,180 | 46.35 | 7.4 | |
Date/time (UTC) | January 25, 1946 | 05:32 p.m. | |||
Intensity | Epicentral intensity (Io): VIII | Maximum intensity (Ix): VIII | |||
Magnitude (Mw) | 5.8 | ||||
Effects | Primary: known | Secondary: large number known | |||
Level of documentation | A damage assessment done after the earthquake is unfortunately not traceable. Only a few key data are known. Individual cases of damage or secondary effects thus rely mainly on contemporary publications | ||||
Remarks | Strong aftershock on May 30, 1946 (Io = VII, Ix = VII, Mw = 5.5) causing 4–5 million m3 rockfall at the Rawylhorn and many other secondary effects. Epicenter at 598,332/127,622 (46.3/7.417) For historic sources and quotations see Online Resource 2 and Fritsche (2008) | ||||
References | Fritsche and Fäh 2009 Fritsche 2008 Roten 2007 |