Are the 2021 and 2010 Haiti earthquakes part of a progressive sequence?

Date of Publication

2021 12:00 AM

Security Theme

Natural Disasters

Keywords

Natural Disasters, Haiti, earthquake, event analysis, forecast

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Haiti’s 2010 earthquake likely brought the fault that ruptured in the Aug. 14, 2021 quake closer to failure. Some elements suggest a westward earthquake progression, but highly stressed sections of the fault system to the east remain

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Are the 2021 and 2010 Haiti earthquakes part of a progressive sequence?

Haiti’s 2010 earthquake likely brought the fault that ruptured in the Aug. 14, 2021 quake closer to failure. Some elements suggest a westward earthquake progression, but highly stressed sections of the fault system to the east remain