1941 Gloria Fault earthquake

1941 Gloria Fault earthquake

UTC  time	1941-11-25 18:03:57
ISC  event	901098
USGS-ANSS	ComCat
Local date	November 25, 1941 (1941-11-25)
Local time	17:03:57
Magnitude	8.0 Mw [1]
Depth	10 km (6 mi)
Epicenter	37°26′46″N18°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

• List of earthquakes in 1941

References

1. ISC (19 January 2015), ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2009), Version 2.0, International Seismological Centre
2. 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
3. "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.