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| UTC time | 1933-11-20 23:21:35 |
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| ISC event | 905919 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | November 20, 1933 |
| Local time | 18:21:35 Eastern Time Zone |
| Magnitude | 7.4 Mw [1] |
| Depth | 10 km (6 mi) [1] |
| Epicenter | 73°04′N 70°01′W / 73.07°N 70.01°W [1] |
| Areas affected | Canada, Greenland |
The 1933 Baffin Bay earthquake struck Greenland and the Northwest Territories (now Nunavut), Canada with a moment magnitude of 7.4 [1] at 18:21:35 Eastern Time Zone on November 20.
The main shock epicenter was located in Baffin Bay on the east coast of Baffin Island. Shaking was only felt at the small town of Upernavik, Greenland. The event is the largest recorded earthquake to strike the passive margin of North America and is the largest north of the Arctic Circle. No damage was reported because of its offshore location and the small population of the nearby onshore communities.[2]
- ^ a b c d Bent, Allison (3 September 2002). "The 1933 Ms= 7.3 Baffin Bay earthquake: strike-slip faulting along the northeastern Canadian passive margin". Geophysical Journal International. 150 (3): 724–736. Bibcode:2002GeoJI.150..724B. doi:10.1046/j.1365-246X.2002.01722.x.
- ^ NRC (2013), The 1933 Baffin Bay earthquake, Natural Resources Canada