Max magnitude
6.8
Peak recorded event in the current dataset
Earthquakes by countries
61 events tracked
Jamaica seismic overview
Jamaica earthquakes today
Latest activity, live map, annual rhythm and historical high points for Jamaica, all regrouped on the same country page.
Average magnitude
4.7
Mean magnitude across recorded earthquakes
Average depth
15.9 km
Typical depth profile for this country
Latest earthquakes
Jamaica earthquakes today
2 recent events
4.3
Moderate
2026-05-13 08:20:12 UTC
Kingston, Jamaica
Earthquake near Kingston
10.0 km
5.0
10.0 km
Strongest earthquakes
10 strongest earthquakes in Jamaica
All period
Activity rhythm
Jamaica earthquake chart 2026
12-month view
Cities by seismic activity
Cities with the most earthquakes in Jamaica
Live geography
Jamaica earthquakes map
Map of recent earthquakes in Jamaica.
Archive browsing
Recent month archive
May 2026
1 earthquakes
February 2026
1 earthquakes
August 2024
1 earthquakes
June 2024
1 earthquakes
May 2024
1 earthquakes
October 2023
1 earthquakes
History
Earthquakes history
36 years
| 1941 | 6.8 | 1 |
| 1905 | 6.3 | 1 |
| 1957 | 6.2 | 1 |
| 1907 | 6.2 | 2 |
| 1914 | 5.9 | 1 |
| 1993 | 5.5 | 2 |
| 1988 | 5.5 | 3 |
| 2023 | 5.4 | 4 |
| 2005 | 5.2 | 2 |
| 1972 | 5.1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 5.0 | 2 |
| 1979 | 4.9 | 1 |
| 2012 | 4.8 | 1 |
| 2004 | 4.8 | 2 |
| 1978 | 4.8 | 1 |
| 1977 | 4.8 | 3 |
| 2020 | 4.7 | 5 |
| 2018 | 4.7 | 2 |
| 2011 | 4.7 | 3 |
| 2024 | 4.5 | 3 |
| 2019 | 4.5 | 1 |
| 2002 | 4.5 | 2 |
| 1994 | 4.5 | 1 |
| 2017 | 4.4 | 1 |
| 2007 | 4.4 | 3 |
| 2006 | 4.4 | 2 |
| 2001 | 4.4 | 1 |
| 2000 | 4.4 | 1 |
| 1985 | 4.4 | 1 |
| 2016 | 4.3 | 1 |
| 1991 | 4.3 | 1 |
| 2021 | 4.2 | 1 |
| 2009 | 4.2 | 1 |
| 2008 | 4.2 | 1 |
| 1998 | 4.2 | 1 |
| 2013 | 4.1 | 1 |