List of earthquakes in Haiti
Some of the earthquakes in Haiti have been very destructive to the country.
List of major earthquakes
| Date | Region | Mag. | MMI | Fatalities | Injuries | Comments | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-07 | Port-de-Paix | 5.9 Mw | V | 18 | 580 | Moderate damage | [1] |
| 2010-01-12 | Port-au-Prince | 7.0 Mw | IX | 100,000–316,000 | 300,000 | Extreme damage | |
| 1994-03-02 | Port-de-Paix | 5.4 Mw | V | 4 | Damaged houses | [2] | |
| 1953-01-25 | 5.7 | 2 | Moderate damage | NGDC | |||
| 1887-09-23 | Môle-Saint-Nicolas | Severe damage / tsunami | NGDC | ||||
| 1864-05-19 | Jacmel | Moderate damage / tsunami | NGDC | ||||
| 1860-04-08 | Anse-à-Veau | Moderate damage / tsunami | NGDC | ||||
| 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 | NGDC | ||||
| 1775-12-18 | Minimal damage / tsunami | NGDC | |||||
| March 1775 | Minimal damage / tsunami | NGDC | |||||
| 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 | NGDC | ||||
| 1701-11-09 | Léogâne–Petit-Goâve | Moderate damage | NGDC | ||||
| 1562-12-02 | 7.7 MI | Concepción de la Vega destroyed | [3] | ||||
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References
- United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (October 20, 2018). "Haiti: 2018 earthquake Situation report No.4" (PDF). Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- USGS. "M5.4 - Haiti region". United States Geological Survey.
- 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, American Geophysical Union, 116 (B12): 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
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