On November 18, 1929 at 5:02 pm Newfoundland time, a...(more)
On November 18, 1929 at 5:02 pm Newfoundland time, a major earthquake occurred approximately 250 km south of Newfoundland along the southern edge of the Grand Banks. This magnitude 7.2 tremor was felt as far away as New York and Montreal The earthquake triggered a large submarine slump (an estimated volume of 200 cubic kilometres of material was moved on the Laurentian slope) which ruptured 12 transatlantic cables in multiple places and generated a tsunami/tidal wave. The tsunami was recorded along the eastern seaboard as far south as South Carolina and across the Atlantic Ocean in Portugal.
My grandmother was 9 at the time, living in Lord's Cove Newfoundland, now part of Canada. One of the hardest hit areas. In this video she tells her personal story. She didn't have a camera so none of the photos are specific to her situation, historical photos are from various areas on the burin peninsula that were hit by the tidal wave on that fateful day. I included them to visualize what it must have been like. I dedicate this production to Emma Harnett who passed away Oct 5th, 2009
Sources and credit to:
NTV Newfoundland Television who shot the video of Emma a few years back http://ntv.ca
other websites you might want to visit for more info:
http://earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/histor/20th-eme/1929/1929-eng.php
http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/pm.php?id=story_line_index&fl=0&lg=English&ex=324&pos=1
If you would like to download this to put on DVD or repost elsewhere click here:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/405260/1929_Tidal_Wave_Lords_Cove_Burin_Peninsula_nfld.mp4(less)
