Dominion of Newfoundland Canada French Republic Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Total damage
$400,000 [1] ($5.6 million in 2017)
Max. intensity
RFS VI (Strong tremor)[3] MMI VIII (Severe)[4]
Tsunami
Yes
Aftershocks
~3 [3]
Casualties
27 or 28 killed
The 1929 Grand Banks earthquake (also called the Laurentian Slope earthquake and the South Shore Disaster) occurred on November 18, 1929. The shock had a moment magnitude of 7.2 and a maximum Rossi–Forel intensity of VI (Strong tremor) and was centered in the Atlantic Ocean off the south coast of Newfoundland in the Laurentian Slope Seismic Zone.[5]
^ abcFine et al. 2005.
^Engdahl & Vallaseñor 2002.
^ abNatural Resources Canada 2002.
^Natural Resources Canada 2018.
^"90 years later, a tsunami in southern Newfoundland still brings vivid memories". Cbc.ca. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
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