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Earthquakes in Jamaica
ShareUSGS has not recorded an earthquake in Jamaica in the last 30 days. The largest ever recorded here is M 6.2, 4 km NNW of Savanna-la-Mar, Jamaica, on 1957-03-02.
Nothing recorded in the last 30 days
USGS logged 4 events here in the last year. The historical record is below.
Recent earthquakes in Jamaica
USGS has not located an earthquake in Jamaica in the last 30 days. That is normal for this area: it recorded 4 in the last year.
The largest on record in Jamaica
Since 1900, when the instrumental record becomes usable. The largest is M 6.2 at 4 km NNW of Savanna-la-Mar, Jamaica on 1957-03-02: strong: damaging in populated areas.
Largest since 1900 USGS
| Magnitude | Location | Date | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 6.2 | 4 km NNW of Savanna-la-Mar, Jamaica | 1957-03-02 | 20.0 km deep |
| M 5.9 | 10 km NNE of Oracabessa, Jamaica | 1914-08-03 | 15.0 km deep |
| M 5.5 | 3 km N of Easington, Jamaica | 1993-01-13 | 16.0 km deep |
| M 5.5 | Jamaica region | 1988-11-12 | 16.1 km deep |
| M 5.4 | 4 km WSW of Hope Bay, Jamaica | 2023-10-30 | 10.0 km deep |
| M 5.2 | 8 km E of Ulster Spring, Jamaica | 2005-06-13 | 2.1 km deep |
| M 4.8 | 0 km S of Port Antonio, Jamaica | 1978-02-26 | 15.0 km deep |
| M 4.7 | 15 km SSW of Black River, Jamaica | 2011-05-16 | 27.9 km deep |
| M 4.6 | Saint Thomas, Jamaica | 2023-04-15 | 10.0 km deep |
| M 4.5 | 7 km NNE of Stony Hill, Jamaica | 2024-08-16 | 10.0 km deep |
How these numbers were counted
Counts include every earthquake of magnitude 1.0 and above that USGS located in Jamaica. The search is a latitude and longitude rectangle covering Jamaica. No region is a rectangle, so events just outside the border can appear; each row shows the location text USGS published, which names the nearest town. Full method, including why counts from different places are not comparable.
Source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (FDSN event service). Retrieved 2026-08-10. Public domain.