Laurentian Slope Seismic Zone
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The Laurentian Slope Seismic Zone is a seismically active area in Atlantic Canada
located on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. It was the epicenter
of the magnitude 7.2 1929 Grand Banks earthquake
. Since then, more than 20 relatively minor earthquakes have occurred.
Atlantic Canada
Atlantic Canada is the region of Canada comprising the four provinces located on the Atlantic coast, excluding Quebec: the three Maritime provinces – New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia – and Newfoundland and Labrador...
located on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. It was the epicenter
Epicenter
The epicenter or epicentre is the point on the Earth's surface that is directly above the hypocenter or focus, the point where an earthquake or underground explosion originates...
of the magnitude 7.2 1929 Grand Banks earthquake
1929 Grand Banks earthquake
The 1929 Grand Banks earthquake, also called the Laurentian Slope earthquake and the South Shore Disaster, was a magnitude 7.2 earthquake that occurred on November 18, 1929 in the Atlantic Ocean off the south coast of Newfoundland in the Laurentian Slope Seismic Zone.The earthquake was centred on...
. Since then, more than 20 relatively minor earthquakes have occurred.