Literature on tsunamis in Jamaica:
Tsunami occurrence and impact in Jamaica are available in " A Catalogue of Felt Earthquakes for Jamaica with reference to other islands in the Greater Antilles" by J.M. Tomblin and G.R. Robson, 1977.
There are two other studies dealing with the regional analysis of tsunami occurrence.
Firstly, reference is often made to a study conducted in the late 1970's by M.Thorm and C. Deane of St. Augustine Campus, UWI.
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Secondly, a readily available recent study " Caribbean tsunamis: an initial history" by James F. Lander" in Natural Hazards and Hazard Management in the Greater Caribbean and Latin America (Editor: R. Ahmad), Publication No. 3, Unit for Disaster Studies, UWI, Mona.
Lander's paper includes a comprehensive bibliography on Caribbean tsunamis.

Living with tsunamis in Jamaica:
Although Tsunami is a natural phenomenon which cannot be prevented, this does not imply that no one should live in coastal areas. Loss reduction from potential tsunamis is possible through a continuous monitoring of tides on the coastlines, warning systems, determination of tsunami return periods, identification of historic and pre-historic tsunami signatures which may be preserved as tsunami deposits inland, tsunami runup distances, hazard mapping of population centres at scales relevant to human safety highlighting those areas which are relatively safe, maps displaying population and critical facilities at different levels of risk, and also evacuation routes to be followed in emergency situations. Tide gauge data are invaluable in issuing tsunami related warnings and it is important that tide gauge recorders be installed in all the critical areas islandwide.