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.

[1] Shortly after, a tsunami was reported on the north coast of Jamaica, with a maximum wave height of about 2 m (6–8 ft).

[2] Jamaica lies within a complex zone of faulting that forms the boundary between the Gonâve microplate and the Caribbean plate.

[1] The main shock lasted for about 35 seconds after some minor initial tremors and was accompanied by a roaring sound.

[1] The rupture may have been on an eastward continuation of the South Coast Fault Zone, within the Wagwater Belt or in the Blue Mountains.