November 18 - The 1929 Newfoundland Earthquake and Tsunami

The year was 1929 and The Dominion of Newfoundland was a country in eastern North America at the time.  It is today the modern Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, but that didn't come about until 1949 when it became the 10th and final province in the country. It went by a number of different names: The Grand Banks earthquake, the Laurentian Slope earthquake and the South Shore Disaster.  It hit right at dinner time for most, 5:02pm on November 18, this day in weather history.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices