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Historic Earthquake
2021 Haiti Earthquake
14 August 2021 · Haiti
On 14 August 2021 at 12:29 UTC, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Haiti, at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the Caribbean Plate, 211 km from its boundary with the North American Plate (oceanic transform fault). It killed at least 2,248 people and injured 12,763. 53,815 homes were destroyed. It is the 93rd deadliest of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 14 August 2021
- Time
- 12:29 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.2
- Depth
- 10 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 2,248
- Injuries
- 12,763
- Homes Destroyed
- 53,815
- Homes Damaged
- 83,770
- Estimated Damage
- 1.6 billion US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami
- Plate
- Caribbean Plate
- Country
- Haiti
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20182018 Haiti Earthquake · M 5.918 deaths
- 20102010 Haiti Earthquake · M 7.0316,000 deaths
- 19321932 Cuba Earthquake · M 6.714 deaths
- 19071907 Kingston Earthquake · M 6.21,000 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth