1907 EARTHQUAKE EXHIBITION
The 1907 Earthquake, an Examination of the Catastrophe.
1907 Earthquake
On Monday, January 14, 1907, at approximately 3:30pm, the island of Jamaica was affected by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake, which resulted in damages to some towns on the North Coast of the Island and included the towns of Port Maria, Buff Bay and Annotto Bay. Kingston, however, was the parish that was more severely impacted by this natural disaster.
In Kingston, the earthquake resulted in severe infrastructural damages to roadways, pipelines, railways, electrical poles, homes, churches, business places and schools. The busy commercial district of Kingston came to a virtual stand still after the earthquake rocked the city, resulting in over a thousand deaths and millions of dollars in damages.
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Bank of Nova Scotia after earthquake, 1907
Clearing Port Poyal Street after the earthquake
Corpses under debris
Coke Chapel
Cracks in ground made by earthquake
Destruction at epicentre (corner Harbour & East Streets Kingston)
McNish’s Store, Kingston, after great earthquake, Jany. 14th, 1907
Destructive effect of earthquake on a home
Mico Institute after 1907 earthquake
Museum building, Institute of Jamaica, formerly Date Tree Hall, partially destroyed by earthquake
Officers quarters, Up Park Camp. after the earthquake, January 14th, 1907. Jamaica
Orange Street, Kingston, after great earthquake. January 14th. 1907
Post office and court house, Kingston after the 1907 earthquake
Remains of the military hospital
Ruins of Roman Catholic Church
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External
1. Wikipedia –https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1907_Kingston_earthquake
2. (JIS video) Earth Shattering Photographing the 1907 Earthquake –
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