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Historic Tsunami
1907 Jamaica Tsunami
14 January 1907 · Jamaica
On 14 January 1907 at 20:38 UTC, a tsunami formed near Jamaica. It was caused by a magnitude 6.2 earthquake. Waves reached up to 2.5 m high. It was observed at 12 locations. It killed at least 1,000 people. It is the 50th deadliest of the tsunamis recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 14 January 1907
- Time
- 20:38 UTC
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake Magnitude
- 6.2
- Highest Wave
- 2.5 m
- Observation Sites
- 12
- Furthest Reach
- 222 km
- Deaths
- 1,000
- Estimated Damage
- 30 million US dollars
- Source Country
- Jamaica
- Triggering Earthquake
- 1907 Kingston Earthquake
Highest Waves
- 2.5 mBuff Bay · Jamaica · 66 km
- 2.5 mHope Bay · Jamaica · 62 km
- 2.5 mKingston Harbor · Jamaica · 98 km
- 2.5 mOcho Rios · Jamaica · 96 km
- 2.5 mOrange Bay · Jamaica · 222 km
- 2.5 mPort Antonio · Jamaica · 60 km
- 2.5 mSaint Ann'S Bay · Jamaica · 105 km
- 2.5 mSheerness Bay · Jamaica · 71 km
- 2.4 mPort Maria · Jamaica · 77 km
- 2.2 mAnnotto Bay · Jamaica · 71 km
Other Major Tsunamis in the Region
- 2021Port-Au-Prince, Haiti2,248 deaths
- 2010Haiti & Dominican Republic, Haiti · 3.2 m316,000 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Tsunami Database (doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7) · Natural Earth