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Historic Earthquake
1941 Gloria Fault Earthquake
25 November 1941 · Northern · Atlantic Ocean
On 25 November 1941 at 18:03 UTC, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Atlantic Ocean (Northern), at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 30 km from its boundary with the African Plate (collision zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 25 November 1941
- Time
- 18:03 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.8
- Depth
- 10 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Atlantic Ocean
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth