On January 14th...
M5.9 - Yunnan, China, 2000
Seven people killed, 2,528 injured, 92,479 homeless and more than 41,000 houses destroyed in central Yunnan Province.
M6.5 - Kingston, Jamaica, 1907
800 to 1,000 deaths. Every building in Kingston was damaged by the earthquake and subsequent fires. A tsunami was reported on the north coast of Jamaica, with a maximum wave height of about 2 m (6-8 ft).
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