What the records say
- When
- 11 Mar 1584
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 46.33° N, 6.97° E
- Deaths
- 100
- Max water height m
- 18
- Source quake magnitude
- 5.9
- Runups
- 1
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1584 Aigle earthquake
Earthquake in Switzerland
The 1584 Aigle earthquake occurred on 11 March at 23:00–23:30 local time in Switzerland. The earthquake had a moment magnitude of 5.9–6.4 and maximum Modified Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). The shock generated a tsunami in Lake Geneva. It was followed by 25 aftershocks in the following days. An aftershock on 14 March triggered a large rockslide that killed 320 people.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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