Department
Ouest
Haiti · North America
Ouest is a department of Haiti, in North America. It lies on the Caribbean Plate. Records include 1 major earthquake since 1900 and 2 tsunamis observed on its coasts.
Tectonic Plates
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- Urban FloodHigh
- LandslideHigh
- CycloneHigh
- WildfireHigh
- Coastal FloodMedium
- EarthquakeMedium
- Water ScarcityMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- River FloodLow
- TsunamiLow
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 20102010 Haiti Earthquake · M 7.0316,000 deaths
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 2021Port-Au-Prince, Haiti2,248 deaths
- 2010Haiti & Dominican Republic, Haiti · 3.2 m316,000 deaths
Famous Faults
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002