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Map of Haiti
North America · Port-au-Prince
Haiti lies on the Caribbean Plate. Since 1900, 8 major earthquakes have been recorded, causing at least 318,284 deaths. Its exposure to natural hazards is 6.3 out of 10 (INFORM index), a high level. Its overall risk index, which accounts for its ability to cope, is 7.6 out of 10.
- Capital
- Port-au-Prince
- Population
- 10,981,229
- Area
- 27,750 km²
- Continent
- North America
Tectonic Plates
Natural Hazards
Exposure to natural hazards according to the European Commission's INFORM index, from 0 (very low) to 10 (very high), overall and for each type of hazard.
Overall Risk Index
This overall score combines hazard exposure with the vulnerability of the population (8.3 out of 10) and the lack of coping capacity (7.1 out of 10). A highly exposed but well-prepared country therefore gets a low overall score.
People Exposed Each Year
- 25,163to strong shaking (intensity VI and above)
- 13,633to destructive shaking (intensity VIII and above)
- 7to tsunamis
- 901,022to hurricane-force winds (category 1 and above)
- 18,986to river floods
- 3,712to coastal floods
Overall Risk Index Over Time
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- River FloodHigh
- Urban FloodHigh
- LandslideHigh
- CycloneHigh
- WildfireHigh
- Coastal FloodMedium
- EarthquakeMedium
- Water ScarcityMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- TsunamiLow
Volcanoes
No volcano active over the last 10,000 years is recorded in this country.
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
Earthquakes that caused deaths or significant damage, or of magnitude 7.5 and above (NOAA).
Deadliest
- 2010Port-Au-Prince · M 7.0316,000 deaths
- 2021Haiti · M 7.22,248 deaths
- 2018Port-Dex-Paix · M 5.918 deaths
- 1952Anse-A-Veau · M 6.26 deaths
- 1994Saint-Louis Du Nord · M 5.44 deaths
- 2023Haiti · M 4.94 deaths
Regions
Regions with volcanoes, major earthquakes, tsunamis, cyclones or famous faults.
Tsunamis
2 major tsunamis have reached Haiti since 1900, killing 3 people in the country. The deadliest and highest are listed below.
- 2010Tsunami (Haiti) · 3.2 m3 deaths
- 2021Tsunami (Haiti)
Tropical Cyclones
19 major tropical cyclones have made landfall in Haiti since 1950. The deadliest and most powerful are listed below.
- 1998Hurricane Georges · 120 km/h827 deaths
- 2016Hurricane Matthew · 241 km/h603 deaths
- 1963Hurricane Flora · 241 km/h
- 1964Hurricane Cleo · 224 km/h
- 1954Hurricane Hazel · 194 km/h
- 1979Hurricane David · 185 km/h
- 1966Hurricane Inez · 185 km/h
- 1958Hurricane Ella · 154 km/h
- 1987Hurricane Emily · 117 km/h
- 2008Hurricane Gustav · 111 km/h
Sources : Natural Earth · Wikidata · INFORM Risk Index (1 September 2026 v 0.7.3), Commission européenne, CC BY 4.0 · NOAA NCEI · ThinkHazard!, GFDRR, CC BY · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution