Tsunami

Tsunami — Azores Gibraltar Fracture Zone

25 nov. 1941 · 37.30° N, 18.97° W

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Quand
25 nov. 1941
Type
Tsunami
Coordonnées
37.30° N, 18.97° W
Max water height m
0.23
Source quake magnitude
7.8
Runups
15

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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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