Situation Report #1- Haiti Earthquake
Date of Publication
2021 12:00 AM
Security Theme
Natural Disasters
Keywords
Natural Disasters, Haiti, earthquake, CDEMA, situation report
Description
A 7.2 magnitude earthquake was recorded on Saturday 14 August at around 0830 am in the South Region of the Haiti The earthquake, which was at a depth of 10 km, was followed by a number of aftershock. The epicenter was located 13 km to the South-South-East of Petit Trou de Nippes, in the Departments of Nippes, Grand'Anse and Sud, with a combined population representing around 16% of the country's total population, estimated at 11.4 million.
Report Location
Situation Report #1- Haiti Earthquake
A 7.2 magnitude earthquake was recorded on Saturday 14 August at around 0830 am in the South Region of the Haiti The earthquake, which was at a depth of 10 km, was followed by a number of aftershock. The epicenter was located 13 km to the South-South-East of Petit Trou de Nippes, in the Departments of Nippes, Grand'Anse and Sud, with a combined population representing around 16% of the country's total population, estimated at 11.4 million.
