1781 October 2 Tsunami

An earthquake occured during a hurricane. The sea rose to a height of 3m at 0.8km from the beach and swept away a number of houses. Ten people were killed by the wave and at least 40 more by the storm. All vessels in the bay were dashed to pieces of driven onshore.

Source: https://goo.gl/kYBBEA

country: 
Jamaica
category: 
Tsunami
year: 
1781

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