1692 Jamaica earthquake
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The 1692 Jamaica earthquake was a devastating seismic event that destroyed much of Port Royal, causing widespread liquefaction, submerging large parts of the city, and killing thousands.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1692 Jamaica earthquake canonical | 2 |
| 1692 Port Royal earthquake | 1 |
| Port Royal earthquake of 1692 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10951940 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1692 Jamaica earthquake Context triple: [Port Royal, significantEvent, 1692 Jamaica earthquake]
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A.
1693 Sicily earthquake
The 1693 Sicily earthquake was a devastating seismic event that struck southeastern Sicily, causing widespread destruction and loss of life and prompting the large-scale Baroque reconstruction of many towns in the region.
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B.
1812 Caracas earthquake
The 1812 Caracas earthquake was a devastating seismic event in colonial Venezuela that caused massive destruction and loss of life, profoundly destabilizing the region’s early independence movement.
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C.
1755 Lisbon earthquake
The 1755 Lisbon earthquake was a devastating seismic event that struck Portugal’s capital on All Saints’ Day, triggering massive fires and a tsunami, and profoundly influencing European philosophy, science, and urban planning.
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D.
2010 Haiti earthquake
The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 seismic event that struck near Haiti’s capital, causing massive destruction, hundreds of thousands of deaths, and a major international humanitarian crisis.
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E.
1986 San Salvador earthquake
The 1986 San Salvador earthquake was a devastating magnitude 5.7 tremor that struck El Salvador’s capital region on October 10, 1986, causing widespread destruction and significant loss of life.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1692 Jamaica earthquake Target entity description: The 1692 Jamaica earthquake was a devastating seismic event that destroyed much of Port Royal, causing widespread liquefaction, submerging large parts of the city, and killing thousands.
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A.
1693 Sicily earthquake
The 1693 Sicily earthquake was a devastating seismic event that struck southeastern Sicily, causing widespread destruction and loss of life and prompting the large-scale Baroque reconstruction of many towns in the region.
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B.
1812 Caracas earthquake
The 1812 Caracas earthquake was a devastating seismic event in colonial Venezuela that caused massive destruction and loss of life, profoundly destabilizing the region’s early independence movement.
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C.
1755 Lisbon earthquake
The 1755 Lisbon earthquake was a devastating seismic event that struck Portugal’s capital on All Saints’ Day, triggering massive fires and a tsunami, and profoundly influencing European philosophy, science, and urban planning.
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D.
2010 Haiti earthquake
The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 seismic event that struck near Haiti’s capital, causing massive destruction, hundreds of thousands of deaths, and a major international humanitarian crisis.
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E.
1986 San Salvador earthquake
The 1986 San Salvador earthquake was a devastating magnitude 5.7 tremor that struck El Salvador’s capital region on October 10, 1986, causing widespread destruction and significant loss of life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
earthquake
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natural disaster ⓘ |
| aftermath |
outbreaks of disease among survivors
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religious interpretations as divine punishment among contemporaries ⓘ relocation of commercial activity to Kingston ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Port Royal earthquake of 1692
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linked to:
1692 Jamaica earthquake
|
| casualties | thousands of people killed ⓘ |
| casualtiesEstimate |
about 1,600–2,000 deaths in the immediate event
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additional hundreds to thousands killed by disease afterward ⓘ |
| cause | tectonic activity along the Enriquillo–Plantain Garden fault zone ⓘ |
| colonialPowerAtTime | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Jamaica ⓘ |
| damage |
destruction of many houses built on unconsolidated sand
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severe damage to wharves and fortifications ⓘ sinking of about two-thirds of Port Royal into the sea ⓘ |
| date | 1692-06-07 ⓘ |
| day | 7 ⓘ |
| deathTollCategory | one of the deadliest earthquakes of the 17th century ⓘ |
| effect |
destruction of buildings in Port Royal
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loss of life ⓘ submergence of large parts of Port Royal ⓘ tsunami in Kingston Harbour ⓘ widespread liquefaction ⓘ |
| geologicalPhenomenon |
soil liquefaction
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submarine landslides ⓘ |
| governingTerritoryAtTime | Colony of Jamaica ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to the rise of Kingston as Jamaica’s principal city
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led to decline of Port Royal as a major Caribbean port ⓘ one of the most destructive earthquakes in Caribbean history ⓘ |
| intensity | X (Extreme) on the Modified Mercalli scale ⓘ |
| island | Jamaica ⓘ |
| liquefaction | yes ⓘ |
| localTime | about 11:43 ⓘ |
| location |
Kingston Harbour
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Port Royal ⓘ |
| magnitude | approximately 7.5 Mw ⓘ |
| month | June ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Jamaica
ⓘ
history of Port Royal ⓘ seismic history of the Caribbean ⓘ |
| primaryAffectedSettlement | Port Royal ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | tsunami in the Caribbean Sea ⓘ |
| relatedPlace |
Kingston, Jamaica
ⓘ
Spanish Town ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | late morning ⓘ |
| tsunami | yes ⓘ |
| year | 1692 ⓘ |
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Referenced by (4)
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linked to: 1692 Jamaica earthquake
linked to: 1692 Jamaica earthquake