Earthquake Information

August 14, 2021 (12:29:08 UTC)

Quake Location

Magnitude 7.2 Haiti

At least 227 people have died and hundreds were injured or missing after a M 7.2 earthquake struck southwestern Haiti on Saturday, reducing churches, hotels, and homes to rubble. This earthquake occurred 150 km west of the capital Port-au-Prince at a depth of 10 km. This earthquake was widely felt across the region including all of Hispaniola, the islands of Jamaica, Cuba and Puerto Rico.

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