Review documented seismic event data, epicentre distances, and magnitude records for this deep-sea seamount.
This historical collection details seismic events recorded in the vicinity of Banco de Galicia, providing a structured overview of associated earthquake activity. The catalogue includes event dates, measured magnitudes, and focal depths derived from established geological records. By indexing seismic incidents by their epicentre distance from this Atlantic guyot, the records offer insight into the historical seismic environment surrounding this deep-sea protected landscape.
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Submerged Atlantic seamount off Galicia with rich cold-water coral habitats and deep-sea biodiversity.
Banco de Galicia is an underwater seamount, classified as a guyot, located in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean roughly 200 kilometers west of the Galician coast near Cape Finisterre in Spain. The submerged mountain rises from abyssal depths of around 5,000 meters to shallower summits of about 650 to 1,500 meters, forming a distinct bathymetric structure separated from the continental shelf by a channel roughly 2,500 meters deep. The seamount is built from basaltic lava of oceanic crust and is blanketed by sediments rich in foraminifer shells, which over geological time have produced a unique deep-sea substrate. Its cold-water coral communities, dominated by Lophelia pertusa, support sponges, gorgonians, starfish, deep-sea crabs, and around 86 documented fish species including sharks and rays, making the Banco de Galicia an ecologically significant outpost of biodiversity in the open Atlantic. Public awareness of the bank grew sharply after the Prestige oil tanker sinking, which prompted new research and ultimately led to the site's designation as a Special Area of Conservation and a Special Protection Area for Birds within the European Natura 2000 network.
Compare Banco de Galicia event dates, magnitudes, depths, locations, and distances
Banco de Galicia is connected with earthquake entries through epicentres and distance to the protected area, a spatial link that does not establish internal occurrence. Dates, magnitudes, depths, reported locations, distance measurements, and source access support historical comparison without inferring offshore effects or future hazard.
This page describes catalogued earthquakes associated with the park by epicentre location and distance. It does not establish causation, assess current danger, or predict future earthquakes.
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