What the records say
- When
- 25 Nov 1941
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.8
- Where
- Atlantic Ocean
- Coordinates
- 37.30° N, 18.97° W
- Intensity mmi
- 9
- Depth km
- 10
1941 Gloria Fault earthquake
Earthquake in the Atlantic Ocean
The 1941 Gloria Fault earthquake occurred at 18:03:57 UTC in the northern Atlantic Ocean on 25 November 1941. It had a magnitude of about 8.0 on the moment magnitude scale and a maximum perceived intensity of IX (Violent) on the Mercalli intensity scale. It was caused by movement on the Gloria Fault, part of the Azores–Gibraltar Transform Fault. It triggered a small tsunami, which was observed at Newlyn, Cornwall.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page