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Disaster is "likely widespread" after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck the Sud region of southern Haiti at 8:29 a.m., local time, on Saturday, sending people into the streets as buildings toppled ...
The tremor was felt in Port-au-Prince, causing many to fearfully run outside.
The magnitude 7.2 earthquake quake struck 8 km (5 miles) from the town of Petit Trou de Nippes, about 150 km west of the capital Port-au-Prince, at a depth of 10 km, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Some of the earthquakes in Haiti have been very destructive to the country. The widespread damage and high-number of casualties of events in 2010 and 2021 can 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.
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Haiti says the death toll after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the region over the weekend is now up to more than 1,400. Haiti reports nearly 7,000 people were also injured, with tens of ...
UTC time: 2021-08-14 12:29:08: ISC event: 620986707: USGS-ANSSComCat: Local date: 14 August 2021: Local time: 08:29:08: Magnitude: 7.2 M w: Depth: 10 km (6.2 mi) Epicenter: 1]: Fault: Enriquillo–Plantain Garden fault zone: Type: Oblique-reverse: Total damage: US$ 1.5–1.7 billion: Max. intensity: MMI VIII (Severe) [1]: Peak acceleration: 0.47 g [2]: Tsunami: 3 cm (0.098 ft): Aftershocks: At ...
The death toll from a 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Haiti climbed to 1,297 on Sunday, a day after the powerful temblor... View Article The post Death toll of powerful earthquake in Haiti soars to ...