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
The Modified Mercalli intensity scale (MM, MMI, or MCS), developed from Giuseppe Mercalli's Mercalli intensity scale of 1902, is a seismic intensity scale used for measuring the intensity of shaking produced by an earthquake. It measures the eff ...
. It was caused by movement on the
Gloria Fault
Gloria may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music Christian liturgy and music
* Gloria in excelsis Deo, the Greater Doxology, a hymn of praise
* Gloria Patri, the Lesser Doxology, a short hymn of praise
** Gloria (Handel)
** Gloria (Jenkins) ...
, part of the
Azores–Gibraltar Transform Fault. It triggered a small
tsunami, which was observed at
Newlyn,
Cornwall.
See also
*
List of earthquakes in 1941
This is a list of earthquakes in 1941. Only magnitude 6.0 or greater earthquakes appear on the list. Lower magnitude events are included if they have caused death, injury or damage. Events which occurred in remote areas will be excluded from the ...
References
External links
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{{Earthquakes in 1941
1941 earthquakes
1940s tsunamis