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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 ...
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 ...
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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:
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]
Dead Injured; 2 [135] Indonesia, West Java offshore, 66 km (41 mi) south southwest of Banjar: 7.0 46.0 VII The 2009 West Java earthquake killed 81 people, left 27 people missing, injured 1,297 others, destroyed 63,717 homes and damaged 131,275 others across West Java. [136] Damage occurred as far away as Jakarta, where 27 people were injured. [137]
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The list incorporates high-quality earthquake source (i.e., origin time, location and earthquake magnitude) and fatality information from several sources. Earthquake locations are taken from the Centennial Catalog [ 1 ] and the updated Engdahl, van der Hilst and Buland earthquake catalog, [ 2 ] which is complete to December 2005.