Abstract
Earthquakes are unexpected events that occur without prior notice and can cause great damage. They affect social, economic and mental structures.
A history of earthquakes is therefore always a story of people and social systems that were forced to live with them. The authors of "aftershocks" deal with the historical earthquake in the area of today's Switzerland.
They go to the history of the event reconstruction for historical writings. The earthquakes are not only part of the history but also an important indicator of the future.
A look to the earthquake history shows that people supress earthquakes in their memories. That is why it is necessary to deal with the history of earthquakes.
For where once they have occurred, they shall occur again.