Rupture complexity of a moderate intraplate earthquake in the Alps: the 1996M5 Epagny-Annecy earthquake

Abstract

The magnitude 5 Epagny-Annecy earthquake of 1996 July 15 is the largest seismic event to have occurred in the Alps since the introduction of modern digital instrumentation. This strike-slip event was located on the Vuache Fault, near the town of Annecy, in the northern French Alps.