Other Geological Events Brooms Bottom, Bay of Islands 21 Feb 1908 Deaths:0 Injuries:0 Meteor Meteor came out of the western sky, and descended in the direction of Brooms Bottom, leaving a long fiery trail behind it. May have been the cause of the forest fire between Brooms Bottom and Lark Harbour. Cape St. John-Gull Island, Notre Dame Bay 15 May 1916 Deaths:0 Injuries:0 Earthquake Felt at light station, dishes thrown about. Conception Bay 05 Jan 1956 Deaths:0 Injuries:0 Earthquake/Tremors Tremors and a rumbling like thunder was reported by the villages along the shores of Conception and Trinity bays. The shock was felt at 11:20 a.m. and lasted for 1.5 minutes. Dishes rattled, stoves and shelves trembled. Corner Brook 18 Nov 1929 Deaths:0 Injuries:0 Earthquake First slight tremor at 5 p.m. 7 minutes later a second stronger tremor lasted 50 seconds. Sounded like a fast speeding motor. Rattled dishes and broke windows. Telephone poles swayed. Triggered Grand Banks landslide. Doyles, southwest coast 06 May 1916 Deaths:0 Injuries:0 Meteor Meteor reported at Doyles travelling north across valley. Grand Falls 02 Feb 1969 Deaths:0 Injuries:0 Earthquake/Tremors Grand Falls experienced slight tremors at about 1:25 a.m. The shock lasted about 25-40 seconds. Minor damage reported; cracked basements and foundered wells. No injuries reported. Hopedale, Labrador 30 Nov 1836 Deaths:0 Injuries:0 Earthquake Tremors felt. Another tremor felt at Hebron in 1857. Labrador Coast 21 Jan 1809 Deaths:0 Injuries:0 Earthquake Affected Land elevations. Changed 3 - 4.6 m in some areas. Lomond, west coast 18 Feb 1925 Deaths:0 Injuries:0 Earthquake Felt at 10:55 p.m. Lasted about 10 seconds. Centre was in St. Lawrence area, Qu´bec. South Coast 11 Apr 1940 Deaths:0 Injuries:0 Earthquake Residents roused by earth tremor. Earthquake felt at Rencontre West and Francois, but no damage reported. St. David's, west coast 26 Dec 1985 Deaths:0 Injuries:0 Sinkhole Driveway of Mr. Charlie Snow collapsed into an underground cavern. A hole 2-3 m in diameter and 6-7 m deep was formed. About 20 years previous a larger hole appeared in the middle of the road passing through St. David's. St. John's 23 Jul 1890 Deaths:0 Injuries:0 Earthquake At Signal Hill. Felt by blockhouse guard M. Cantwell. Reproduced by permission of M. Batterson, D.G.E. Liverman, J. Ryan and D. Taylor, The Assessment of Geological Hazards and Disasters in Newfoundland: An Update. (St. John's: Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Department of Mines and Energy, Geological Survey, © 1999). Map adapted by Don Walsh and Tina Riche, 2000.