1941 Gloria Fault earthquake
| UTC time | 1941-11-25 18:03:57 |
|---|---|
| ISC event | 901098 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | November 25, 1941 |
| Local time | 17:03:57 |
| Magnitude | 8.0 Mw[1] |
| Depth | 10 km (6 mi) |
| Epicenter | 37°26′46″N 18°57′11″W / 37.446°N 18.953°W / 37.446; -18.953 |
| Fault | Gloria Fault |
| Type | Strike-slip[2] |
| Max. intensity | MMI IX (Violent)[citation needed] |
| Tsunami | minor |
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.[citation needed] 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.[3]
See also
References
- ^ ISC (19 January 2015), ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2009), Version 2.0, International Seismological Centre
- ^ Baptista, M.; Miranda, J. M.; Batlló, J.; Lisboa, F.; Luis, J.; MacIá, R. (2016), "New study on the 1941 Gloria Fault earthquake and tsunami" (PDF), Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 16 (8), European Geosciences Union: 1967, Bibcode:2016NHESS..16.1967B, doi:10.5194/nhess-16-1967-2016
- ^ "Comments for the Tsunami Event". The Significant Earthquake Database. National Centers for Environmental Information. Archived from the original on March 5, 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
External links
- The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.