The 1929 Grand Banks earthquake (also called the Laurentian Slope earthquake and the South Shore Disaster) occurred on November 18, 1929. The shock had...
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[citation needed] On 18 November 1929, the 1929 Grand Banks earthquake struck the southwestern part of the Grand Banks bordering the Laurentian Channel...
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dangers associated with non-earthquake tsunamis. Other historically recorded examples include the 1929 Grand Banks earthquake, the 1958 Lituya Bay tsunami...
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create undersea earthquakes when they passed over certain areas of the ocean floor, including Georges Bank near Cape Cod and the Grand Banks of Newfoundland...
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Earthquakes are caused by movements within the Earth's crust and uppermost mantle. They range from weak events detectable only by seismometers, to sudden...
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Canada located on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. It was the epicenter of the 7.2 magnitude 1929 Grand Banks earthquake. "Earthquake zones in Eastern Canada"...
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Turbidity current (section Earthquake triggering)
submarine cables by a turbidity current following the 1929 Grand Banks earthquake, earthquake triggered turbidites have been investigated and verified...
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Laurentian Fan and their relationship to the deposits of the 1929 Grand Banks earthquake". Deep Sea Research Part A. Oceanographic Research Papers. 35...
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case are known in Canada as the Famous Five. In November, the 1929 Grand Banks earthquake occurred off the south coast of Newfoundland in the Atlantic...
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minutes. It was later determined that this had been caused by the 1929 Grand Banks earthquake. The shipping trade was badly affected by the Great Depression...
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telegraph connection amounted to 8 percent of export value. 1929 Grand Banks earthquake Commercial Cable Company Transatlantic telephone cable Western...
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landslide at the southeastern end of the strait, triggered by the 1929 Grand Banks earthquake and leading to a tsunami that devastated communities along Newfoundland's...
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Bona Southeast Bight Toslow Presque Saint Annes Saint Leonards 1929 Grand Banks earthquake Frenchman's Cove Provincial Park St. Lawrence Laurentians The...
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List of tsunamis (redirect from List of earthquakes and tsunamis)
D.; Thomson R.E.; Kulikov E.A. (2005). "The Grand Banks landslide-generated tsunami of November 18, 1929: preliminary analysis and numerical modeling"...
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Soil liquefaction (redirect from Earthquake liquefaction)
sediments flowing downslope. An example occurred during the 1929 Grand Banks earthquake that struck the continental slope off the coast of Newfoundland...
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1954). "Further evidence for a turbidity current following the 1929 Grand banks earthquake". Deep-Sea Research. 1 (4): 193–202. doi:10.1016/0146-6313(54)90001-5...
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cartoon. 1929 – Grand Banks earthquake: Off the south coast of Newfoundland in the Atlantic Ocean, a Richter magnitude 7.2 submarine earthquake, centered...
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higher.[citation needed] Laurentian River System Cabot Strait 1929 Grand Banks earthquake Laurentian Slope Seismic Zone "Laurentian Channel Marine Protected...
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1954). "Further evidence for a turbidity current following the 1929 Grand banks earthquake". Deep-Sea Research. 1 (4): 193–202. Bibcode:1954DSR.....1..193H...
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consistent with a turbidity current damaging it, similar to the 1929 Grand Banks earthquake. The cable connection to Tongatapu was repaired on 22 February...
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1954). "Further evidence for a turbidity current following the 1929 Grand banks earthquake". Deep-Sea Research. 1 (4): 193–202. Bibcode:1954DSR.....1..193H...
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This list of 20th-century earthquakes is a list of earthquakes of magnitude 6 and above that occurred in the 20th century. Sone smaller events which nevertheless...
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Thomson, R. E.; Kulikov, E. A. (2005). "The Grand Banks landslide-generated tsunami of November 18, 1929: preliminary analysis and numerical modeling"...
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November 6, 2012. D. Higgins, Michael (2008). "The Cascadia megathrust earthquake of 1700 may have rejuvenated an isolated basalt volcano in western Canada:...
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was appointed magistrate. Hollett led relief efforts after the 1929 Grand Banks earthquake created a tsunami that devastated the communities of the Burin...
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This is a list of earthquakes in 1929. Only magnitude 6.0 or greater earthquakes appear on the list. Lower magnitude events are included if they have caused...
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Taylor's Bay (section 1929 Tsunami)
one of the forty small communities directly affected by the 1929 Grand Banks earthquake and tsunami, which destroyed many buildings, fishing stages and...
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On 26 December 2004, at 07:58:53 local time (UTC+7), a major earthquake with a magnitude of 9.2–9.3 Mw struck with an epicentre off the west coast of Aceh...
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Lawrence store in 1811. On 18 November 1929, a tsunami struck the area following the 1929 Grand Banks earthquake; 27 people lost their lives, and many...
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list compiles known earthquakes that have caused one or more fatalities since 1900. The list incorporates high-quality earthquake source (i.e., origin...
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