List of earthquakes in Haiti
Appearance
Some of theearthquakes in Haitihave been very destructive to the country. The widespread damage and high-number of casualties of events in2010and2021can be partially blamed on the fact that most of the population in Haiti resides in structures that are vulnerable to earthquake shaking, in which they are made of stone and concrete.[1]
List of major earthquakes
Date | Region | Mag. | MMI | Fatalities | Injuries | Comments | References |
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2023-06-06 | Grand'Anse | 4.9 Mw | VII | 4 | 36 | Moderate damage | [2] |
2022-03-23 | Grand'Anse | 5.1 Mw | VIII | 5 | Minor damage | [3][4][5] | |
2022-01-24 | Nippes | 5.3 Mw | VII | 2 | 52 | Moderate damage | [6][7] |
2021-12-21 | Grand'Anse | 4.4 Mw | V | 150 | Additional damage/Aftershock | [8][9] | |
2021-08-14 | Nippes,Les Cayes | 7.2 Mw | VIII | 2,248 | 12,763 | Severe damage | [10][11] |
2018-10-07 | Port-de-Paix | 5.9 Mw | VI | 18 | 580 | Moderate damage | [12] |
2017-09-02 | Hinche | 4.3 Mw | IV | 1 | Minor damage | [13] | |
2011-06-24 | Port-au-Prince | 3.5 Mw | III | 7 | Injuries caused bystampede. | [14][15] | |
2010-01-12 | Port-au-Prince | 7.0 Mw | X | 100,000–316,000 | 300,000 | Extreme damage | |
1994-03-02 | Port-de-Paix | 5.4 Mw | V | 4 | Damaged houses | [16] | |
1964-04-20 | Nord | 6.6 Mw | VII | Significant damage | [17] | ||
1953-01-25 | 5.7 | 2 | Moderate damage | [18] | |||
1887-09-23 | Môle-Saint-Nicolas | Severe damage / tsunami | [19] | ||||
1864-05-19 | Jacmel | Moderate damage / tsunami | [20] | ||||
1860-04-08 | Anse-à-Veau | Moderate damage / tsunami | [21] | ||||
1842-05-07 | Cap-Haïtien | 8.1 Ms | 5,300 | Extreme damage / destructive tsunami | |||
1784-07-29 | Port-au-Prince–Léogâne–Petit-Goâve | Severe damage | [22] | ||||
1775-12-18 | Minimal damage / tsunami | [23] | |||||
March 1775 | Minimal damage / tsunami | [24] | |||||
1770-06-03 | Port-au-Prince | 7.5 Mw | 250+ | Severe damage / tsunami | |||
1751-11-21 | Port-au-Prince | 8.0 Ms | Severe damage | ||||
1751-09-15 | Port-au-Prince | Moderate damage / tsunami | [25] | ||||
1701-11-09 | Léogâne–Petit-Goâve | Moderate damage | [26] | ||||
1562-12-02 | 7.7MI | Concepción de la Vegadestroyed | [27] | ||||
Note: The inclusion criteria for adding events are based onWikiProject Earthquakes'notability guidelinethat was developed for stand alone articles. The principles described also apply to lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded. |
See also
References
- ^USGS."PAGER".United States Geological Survey.
- ^"M 4.9 - 9 km NE of Les Abricots, Haiti".United States Geological Survey.6 June 2023.Retrieved6 June2023.
- ^"M 5.1 - 18 km N of Jérémie, Haiti".earthquake.usgs.gov.
- ^"Haïti: Un séisme de magnitude 5.2 secoue le Grand Sud"[Haiti: A magnitude 5.2 earthquake shakes the Great South].vantbefinfo.com(in French). 23 March 2022.Retrieved24 March2022.
- ^"5.1 quake shakes southern Haiti; minor injuries reported".WTOP-FM.Associated Press. 23 March 2022.Retrieved24 March2022.
- ^"M 5.3 - 3 km SSE of Anse-à-Veau, Haiti".earthquake.usgs.gov.
- ^"5.3 Magnitude Haiti Earthquake Destroys Over 200 Houses, 2 Killed".ndtv.com.
- ^"M 4.4 - 9 km WSW of Corail, Haiti".earthquake.usgs.gov.Retrieved2022-08-21.
- ^"Les remous de l'actualité".Le Nouvelliste(in French).Retrieved2022-08-21.
- ^USGS."M 7.2 - 12 km NE of Saint-Louis du Sud, Haiti".United States Geological Survey.
- ^Adrienne Vogt and Veronica Rocha (2021-08-14)."Live updates: 7.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Haiti".CNN.Retrieved2021-08-14.
- ^United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs(October 20, 2018)."Haiti: 2018 earthquake Situation report No.4"(PDF).RetrievedOctober 28,2018.
- ^"M 4.3 - 10km WSW of Thomonde, Haiti".United States Geological Survey.September 2, 2017.RetrievedOctober 17,2017.
- ^"M 3.5 - 11 km N of Cayes-Jacmel, Haiti".earthquake.usgs.gov.
- ^"La terre tremble à Port-au-Prince".Le Devoir.June 25, 2011.RetrievedMarch 23,2022.
- ^USGS."M5.4 - Haiti region".United States Geological Survey.
- ^"M 6.6 - 68 km NNE of Borgne, Haiti".United States Geological Survey.
- ^NGDC 1972
- ^NGDC 1972
- ^NGDC 1972
- ^NGDC 1972
- ^NGDC 1972
- ^NGDC 1972
- ^NGDC 1972
- ^NGDC 1972
- ^NGDC 1972
- ^ten Brink, U.; Bakun, W. H.; Flores, C. H. (2011),"Historical perspective on seismic hazard to Hispaniola and the northeast Caribbean region"(PDF),Journal of Geophysical Research,116(B12),American Geophysical Union:6–8,Bibcode:2011JGRB..11612318T,doi:10.1029/2011JB008497
Sources
- NGDC (1972),Significant Earthquake Database(Data Set),National Geophysical Data Center,NOAA,doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K