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A 5.4 magnitude earthquake hit Jamaica on Monday, prompting people to flee buildings amid heavy shaking that knocked out power in some areas but appeared to cause no serious damage. Food, wine ...
Radio host Cliff Hughes was in the middle of a live on-air interview when a earthquake began shaking his studio, prompting him to dive under his desk. The 5.4 magnitude earthquake hit Jamaica on ...
At 02:10 PM local time on 28 January 2020, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 M w struck the north side of the Cayman Trough, north of Jamaica and west of the southern tip of Cuba, with the epicenter being 80 miles (130 km) east-southeast of Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands, [4] and 83 miles (134 km) north of Montego Bay, Jamaica. [5]
This is a list of earthquakes in 2024. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in significant damage and/or casualties. All dates are listed according to UTC time. The maximum intensities are based on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale. Earthquake magnitudes are based on data from the USGS.
The 1907 Kingston earthquake which shook the capital of the island of Jamaica with a magnitude of 6.2 on the moment magnitude scale on Monday January 14, at about 3:30 p.m. local time (20:36 UTC), is described by the United States Geological Survey as one of the world's deadliest earthquakes recorded in history. [2]
The second earthquake, which was the strongest of the two, was reported an hour later, just before noon ET.That earthquake was a magnitude 6.8 and was centered about 25 miles south of Bartolomé ...
Major earthquakes in the Caribbean are infrequent and are sometimes accompanied by tsunami. ... Damage 1993-01-13 Jamaica: 5.5 M w VII 1 Some damage [1] 1984-06-24:
In the Grand’Anse region, which is closest to Jamaica, “the plantain fields were devastated,” Emmanuel Pierre said during an interview Wednesday morning on Port-au-Prince Magik9 radio station.