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Historic Earthquake
2018 Haiti Earthquake
7 October 2018 · Port-Dex-Paix · Haiti
On 7 October 2018 at 00:11 UTC, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Haiti (Port-Dex-Paix), at a depth of 24 km. It occurred on the Caribbean Plate, 37 km from its boundary with the North American Plate (oceanic transform fault). It killed at least 18 people and injured 580. 2,102 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 7 October 2018
- Time
- 00:11 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.9
- Depth
- 24 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VI (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 18
- Injuries
- 580
- Homes Destroyed
- 2,102
- Homes Damaged
- 15,932
- Estimated Damage
- 75 million US dollars
- Plate
- Caribbean Plate
- Country
- Haiti
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20212021 Haiti Earthquake · M 7.22,248 deaths
- 20102010 Haiti Earthquake · M 7.0316,000 deaths
- 1953Puerto Plata · M 7.2
- 19321932 Cuba Earthquake · M 6.714 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth