Magnitude 8.0 Mw Max. intensity IX | Depth 10 km (6 mi) Tsunami minor | |
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Date November 25, 1941 (1941-11-25) | ||
A great earthquake occurred at 18:03:55 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.
References
1941 Gloria Fault earthquake Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA