With a magnitude of 6.5 Mw, the 1907 Kingston earthquake (January 14,1907) resulted in 500 casualties.
~1,000 Every building in Kingston was damaged by the earthquake and subsequent fires, which lasted for three hours before any efforts could be made to check them, culminated in the death of about 1,000 people, and caused approximately $30 million in material damage ($823.18 million in 2019). 
