Latest See all | Mag. 3.4 earthquake Sud-Est - Departement de l'Ouest, Haiti - |
Strongest past 30 days | Mag. 4.0 Bahamas: Haiti Region - Mar 27, 2024 - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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Apr 19, 12:50 pm (Port-au-Prince) | 3.4 5 km | Sud-Est, 24 km south of Port au Prince, Departement de l'Ouest, Haiti I FELT IT | Info | ||
Apr 19, 03:28 am (Port-au-Prince) | 3.2 15 km | 8 km (5 mi) to the NW | North Atlantic Ocean, 27 km west of Tortuga Island, Nord-Ouest, Haiti I FELT IT | Info | |
Apr 19, 01:09 am (Santo Domingo) | 2.1 15 km | 10 km (6.2 mi) to the SE | Independencia, 33 km northwest of Neiba, Baoruco, Dominican Republic | Info | |
Apr 18, 11:30 pm (Port-au-Prince) | 3.0 50 km | Departement de Nippes, 37 km northeast of Les Cayes, Sud, Haiti I FELT IT | Info | ||
Thursday, April 18, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 18, 09:13 am (GMT -5) | 2.6 15 km | 39 km (24 mi) to the NW | Haiti Region I FELT IT | Info | |
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 17, 05:56 am (Santo Domingo) | 3.1 4.5 km | 29 km (18 mi) to the NE | 34 km southeast of San Fernando de Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic I FELT IT | Info | |
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 GMT (4 quakes) | |||||
Apr 16, 08:24 am (Santo Domingo) | 3.0 19 km | 92 km (57 mi) to the SE | Caribbean Sea, 16 km southwest of Compostela de Azua, Azua, Dominican Republic I FELT IT | Info | |
Apr 16, 06:47 am (GMT -5) | 2.3 19 km | 34 km (21 mi) to the NW | North Atlantic Ocean, 89 km west of Port-de-Paix, Nord-Ouest, Haiti | Info | |
Apr 16, 05:35 am (Port-au-Prince) | 3.8 48 km | 12 km (7.5 mi) to the NW | North Atlantic Ocean, 78 km west of Port-de-Paix, Nord-Ouest, Haiti I FELT IT | Info | |
Apr 16, 03:49 am (GMT -4) | 3.8 8 km | 25 km (16 mi) to the W | Caribbean Sea, 47 km northeast of Grande Cayemite Island, Grandans, Haiti I FELT IT | Info | |
Monday, April 15, 2024 GMT (3 quakes) | |||||
Apr 15, 02:04 pm (Port-au-Prince) | 2.8 22 km | 41 km northwest of Gonaives, Departement de l'Artibonite, Haiti | Info |
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Haiti has a high level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 637 quakes on average per year in Haiti. Haiti has had at least 5 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 20 to 25 years.
On average, Haiti has about 305 quakes of magnitude 3 or higher per year (Mag 4+: 24.1 quakes per year, Mag 5+: 2.3 quakes per year).
The last earthquake in Haiti occurred 15 hours ago and had a magnitude of 3.4:
A light magnitude 3.4 earthquake hit 24 km (15 mi) away from Port au Prince, Departement de l'Ouest, Haiti, around noon of Friday, Apr 19, 2024 at 12.50 pm local time (America/Port-au-Prince GMT -4). The quake had a very shallow depth of 5 km (3.1 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
In the past 30 days, Haiti has been shaken by 0 quakes of magnitude 4.0 or above, 25 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0, and 14 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0. There have been also 3 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.
The strongest earthquake in Haiti in the past 30 days had a magnitude of 4.0 and occurred 3 weeks ago:
A moderate magnitude 4.0 earthquake occurred in the North Atlantic Ocean near the coast of Bahamas in the late afternoon of Wednesday, Mar 27, 2024 at 6.47 pm local time (GMT -4). The quake had a very shallow depth of 5 km (3.1 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
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