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.
List of major earthquakes DateRegionMMIFatalitiesInjuriesCommentsReferences 2023-06-06 Grand'Anse 4.9 VII436Moderate damage 2022-03-23 Grand'Anse 5.1 VIII5Minor damage 2022-01-24 Nippes 5.3 VII252Moderate damage 2021-12-21 Grand'Anse 4.4 V150Additional damage/Aftershock 2021-08-14 Nippes, Les Cayes 7.2 Mw VIII 2,248 12,763 Severe damage 2018-10-07 Port-de-Paix 5.9 Mw VI 18 580 Moderate damage 2017-09-02 Hinche 4.3 IV 1 Minor damage 2011-06-24 Port-au-Prince 3.5 III7 Injuries caused by stampede. 2010-01-12 Port-au-Prince 7.0 Mw X 100,000–316,000 300,000 Extreme damage 1994-03-02 Port-de-Paix 5.4 Mw V 4 Damaged houses 1964-04-20 Nord 6.6 Mw VII Significant damage 1953-01-25 5.7 2 Moderate damage 1887-09-23 Môle-Saint-Nicolas Severe damage / tsunami 1864-05-19 Jacmel Moderate damage / tsunami 1860-04-08 Anse-à-Veau Moderate damage / tsunami 1842-05-07 Cap-Haïtien 8.1 Ms 5,300 Extreme damage / destructive tsunami 1784-07-29 Port-au-Prince–Léogâne–Petit-Goâve Severe damage 1775-12-18 Minimal damage / tsunami March 1775 Minimal damage / tsunami 1770-06-03 Port-au-Prince 7.5 Mw 250+ Severe damage / tsunami 1751-11-21 Port-au-Prince 8.0 Ms Severe damage 1751-09-15 Port-au-Prince Moderate damage / tsunami 1701-11-09 Léogâne–Petit-Goâve Moderate damage 1562-12-02 7.7 Concepción de la Vega destroyed Note: The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand alone articles. The principles described also apply to lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded.
See also
Enriquillo–Plantain Garden fault zone Geology of Haiti Lists of earthquakes
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