What the records say
- When
- 7 Jun 1692
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 17.80° N, 76.70° W
- Deaths
- 3000
- Max water height m
- 1.8
- Source quake magnitude
- 7.7
- Runups
- 4
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1692 Jamaica earthquake
Earthquake and tsunami in British Jamaica
The 1692 Jamaica earthquake struck Port Royal, Jamaica, on 7 June. A stopped pocket watch found in the harbour during a 1959 excavation indicated that it occurred around 11:43 AM local time.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page