Earthquake near Vallorcine (F)

On Sunday night, November 23, 2014 at 9:52 pm (local time), an earthquake occurred near Vallorcine close to Chamonix (France) with a magnitude of 3.2 and a depth of around 5 km. The earthquake was widely felt in the Rhône Valley between Fully and Aigle. Around 300 people reported the earthquake on our website. In France the earthquake was felt as far as Bonneville and Albertville according to the Bureau Central Sismologique Français (franceseisme.fr). For an earthquake of this magnitude no damage is expected.

The earthquake is part of a series of earthquakes, which occurs on a fault close to Vallorcine. This sequence is particularly active since the occurrence of an earthquake with a magnitude 4.9 in the year 2005. The largest subsequent earthquake occurred in 2012 with a magnitude of 3.6.