nov 18, 1929 - Grand Banks earthquake: Off the south coast ofNewfoundlandin the Atlantic Ocean, aRichter magnitude7.2 submarine earthquake, centered on theGrand Banks, breaks 12 submarinetransatlantic telegraph cablesand triggers atsunamithat destroys many south coast communities in theBurin Peninsula.
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