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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 7.2 magnitude quake struck the Caribbean island nation Saturday morning, leaving more than 1,200 people dead.View Entire Post ›
The damage done by a severe earthquake in Haiti that has left more than 1,200 dead and hundreds missing could be seen in satellite images released on August 15.Maxar Technologies published the ...
The 7.2-magnitude earthquake that hit Haiti on Saturday has affected about ... brought by tropical storm Grace hits Haitians just after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on Aug. 17, 2021, in ...
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.
The 2021 Haiti earthquake was the largest to strike the country since the 1842 Cap-Haïtien earthquake. More than 138,000 buildings were damaged or destroyed, most of them in Les Cayes and Nippes. 2,248 people were killed, 12,763 others were injured and 329 people remained missing. It is the deadliest earthquake of 2021. [338] 2,248 12,763 16 [339]
The tremor was felt in Port-au-Prince, causing many to fearfully run outside.
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