April 27, 1861 Earthquake: Kingston, Jamaica
An earthquake struck Kingston, Jamaica on April 27, 1861 at 20:15:00 UTC.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- April 27, 1861
- Time
- 20:15:00 UTC
- Place
- Kingston, Jamaica
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 18.500° N, 77.900° W
- Country
- Jamaica
The toll
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- June 7, 1692, Port Royal, Jamaica
- January 14, 1907, Kingston, Jamaica
- October 3, 1780, Savanna LA Mar, Jamaica
- October 27, 1787, Montego Bay, Jamaica
- 1667, Jamaica
- February 19, 1687, Jamaica
- August 1, 1781, Unknown Location, Jamaica
- June 14, 1899, Jamaica
- May 25, 1992, Pilon, Manzanillo, Cuba
- February 19, 1688, Port Royal, Jamaica
- November 11, 1812, Kingston, Jamaica
- August 12, 1881, Kingston, Jamaica
- February 19, 1893, Kingston, Jamaica
- January 28, 2020, Granma, Cayman Is, Jamaica, Cuba
- November 12, 1988, St Andrew, Jacks Hill, Jamaica
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 2048.