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Tsunami - June 1692, Jamaica

Submitted by administrator on Sun, 18/02/2007 - 22:43. Tsunamis – Floods – Port Royal

Start date: 07/06/1692

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M 8.0 Earthquakes - 1692, Jamaica

A tsunami was triggered by the devastating Port Royal earthquake on 7 June 1692. The sea was reported to have withdrawn up to 1.6 km exposing the sea floor before inundating the shoreline. Of the 2000 fatalities recorded as a result of the earthquake, the number of deaths due to the tsunami is unknown.

¹ Grindlay, N.R, Hearne, M & Mann, P. 2005. High Risk of Tsunami in the Northern Caribbean. EOS. Vol. 86, pp 121-132

Event overview table

No. Deaths	2,000
No. Injured
No. Affected
Houses destroyed
Houses damaged
Other damage
Economic cost

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