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A powerful earthquake hit the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, damaging buildings in the capital, Port Vila, including one housing the U.S. Embassy. A witness said bodies were seen in the city.
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.
Major earthquakes in the Caribbean are infrequent and are sometimes accompanied by ... Date Region Mag. MMI Deaths Injuries Comments Source 2021-08-14: Haiti: 7.2 ...
Residents across the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu are bracing for heavy rain and a potential cyclone Thursday, just two days after a deadly magnitude 7.3 earthquake rocked the islands.
The USGS estimated that the earthquake could cause economic losses measuring between 1–10% of Vanuatu's GDP. [18] The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs estimated that 116,000 people had been directly affected by the earthquake, [42] equivalent to a third of Vanuatu's population. [43] Among them were 14,000 ...
It is the largest Puerto Rican earthquake to have occurred on land in recent times. [7] 2010-12-24: Aguas Buenas Puerto Rico: 5.1 V – – Felt throughout Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. It is colloquially known as the 2010 Aguas Buenas earthquake or the "2010 Nochebuena earthquake" (2010 Christmas Eve earthquake).
The 1843 Guadeloupe earthquake occurred at 10:37 local time on 8 February in the island of Guadeloupe in the Lesser Antilles. [3] It had an estimated magnitude (scale unspecified) of 8.5, making it the strongest recorded earthquake in the Caribbean and a maximum perceived intensity of shaking of IX on the Mercalli intensity scale . [ 2 ]
The 1974 Lesser Antilles earthquake occurred at 05:50:58 local time on October 8 with a moment magnitude of 6.9 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). Four people were injured in what the United States' National Geophysical Data Center called a moderately destructive event.