Parish
Kingston
Jamaica · North America
Kingston is a parish of Jamaica, in North America. It lies on the Caribbean Plate. Records include 1 tsunami observed on its coasts.
Tectonic Plates
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- LandslideHigh
- WildfireHigh
- River FloodMedium
- Urban FloodMedium
- EarthquakeMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- TsunamiLow
- Water ScarcityLow
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 1907Jamaica · 2.5 m1,000 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002