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.
Every building in Kingston was damaged by the earthquake and subsequent fires, which lasted for three hours before any efforts could be made to check them, culminating in the death of about 1,000 people, and causing approximately $30 million in material damage ($833.25 million in 2020).
Shortly after, a tsunami was reported on the north coast of Jamaica, with a maximum wave height of about 2 m (6–8 ft).
Here below is a set of incredible photos that shows street scenes of Kingston after the earthquake in 1907.
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| Earthquake devastation, Kingston, Jamaica, 1907 |
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| 1907 Earthquake Damage, Kingston, Jamaica |
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| Cleaning up the damage, Kingston, 1907 |
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| Colonial Bank after the Earthquake, Kingston, Jamaica, 1907 |
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| Corner of King and Harbour Streets taken 8 days after the disaster, Kingston, Jamaica, 1907 |
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| Corner of King and Harbour Streets taken 8 days after the disaster, Kingston, Jamaica, 1907 |
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| Corner of King and Harbour Streets taken 8 days after the disaster, Kingston, Jamaica, 1907 |
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| Damaged church after the earthquake, Kingston, Jamaica, 1907 |
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| Earthquake damage, Kingston, Jamaica, 1907 |
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| Earthquake damage, Port Royal, Jamaica, 1907 |
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| Earthquake damaged building, Kingston, 1907 |
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| Earthquake damaged building, Kingston, 1907 |
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| Earthquake damaged building, Kingston, 1907 |
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| Earthquake damaged building, Kingston, 1907 |
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| Earthquake refugees, Kingston, Jamaica 1907 |
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| Edmanson Hall after the earthquake, Kingston, Jamaica, 1907 |
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| Harbour Street after the Earthquake, Kingston, Jamaica, 1907 |
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| Kings Street, Kingston after the 1907 Earthquake |
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| Kingston, Jamaica after the earthquake, 1907 |
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| Kingston, Jamaica after the earthquake, 1907 |
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| Mico College after the 1907 Earthquake, Kingston, Jamaica |
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| Parish Church after the 1907 Earthquake, Kingston, Jamaica |
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| Parish Church Clock Tower, Kingston, Jamaica, 1907 |
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| Police guard earthquake damaged building, Kingston, Jamaica, 1907 |
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| Port Antonio Courthouse after the 1907 Kingston Earthquake |
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| Port Royal Street, Kingston, 1907 |
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| Repairing earthquake damage, Jamaica, 1907 |
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| Roman Catholic Church, Kingston, Jamaica, 1907 |
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| Rubble strewn street, Kingston, 1907 |
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| Ruins after the 1907 Earthquake Damage, Kingston, Jamaica |
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| Ruins of Garrison Church at Up-Park Camp, Jamaica, 1907 |
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| Ruins of St Michael's Church, 1907 |
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| Theatre Royal, Kingston, 1907 |
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| Two of the West Indian Regiment on guard after the Earthquake, Kingston, Jamaica, 1907 |
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| Wesleyan Chapel, Port Royal, Jamaica, 1907 |
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