Peter's house, and the dwelling of the Blessed Virgin in front of the town, remained standing.

The lake was strongly convulsed; its shores crumbled in several places, and its shape was very much altered, and became more like what it is at the present day.

Great changes took place, particularly at the south-eastern extremity, near Tarichea, because in this part there was a long causeway made of stones, between the lake and a sort of marsh, which gave a constant direction to the course of the Jordan when it left the lake.

The whole of this causeway was destroyed by the earthquake.

Many accidents happened on the eastern side of the lake, on the spot where the swine belonging to the inhabitants of Gergesa cast themselves in, and also at Gergesa, Gerasa, and in the entire district of Chorazin.