Earthquake Haiti
2021 Haiti Earthquake
M7.2 earthquake in the Tiburon Peninsula.
Background from Wikipedia
At 08:29:09 EDT on 14 August 2021, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the Tiburon Peninsula of southern Haiti. It had a 10-kilometre-deep (6.2 mi) hypocenter near Petit-Trou-de-Nippes, approximately 150 kilometres (93 mi) west of the capital, Port-au-Prince. Tsunami warnings were briefly issued for the Haitian coast. At least 2,248 people were confirmed killed as of 1 September 2021 and more than 12,200 injured, mostly in the Sud Department. An estimated 650,000 people were in need of assistance. At least 137,500 buildings were damaged or destroyed.
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Impact figures
| Fatalities | 2,248 |
|---|---|
| Economic damage | $1,500,000,000 (nominal) |
| People affected | 800,000 |
| Region | Nippes |
Figures per cited sources; estimates for older events vary.
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