2021 Haiti earthquake

2021 Haiti earthquake
Destruction from the earthquake
Map
Map of main shock and afershocks - M 4.0 or greater (map data)
UTC time2021-08-14 12:29:08
ISC event620986707
USGS-ANSSComCat
Local date14 August 2021
Local time08:29:08
Magnitude7.2 Mw
Depth10 km (6.2 mi)
Epicenter18°25′01″N 73°28′48″W / 18.417°N 73.480°W / 18.417; -73.480[1]
FaultEnriquillo–Plantain Garden fault zone
TypeOblique-reverse
Total damage$1.5–1.7 billion USD
Max. intensityMMI VIII (Severe)[1]
Peak acceleration0.47 g[2]
Tsunami3 cm (0.098 ft)
AftershocksAt least 900[3]
Casualties
  • 2,248 dead
    12,763 injured
    329 missing[3][4]
  • 2 dead, 52 injured (2022 aftershocks)

At 08:29:09 EDT on 14 August 2021, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the Tiburon Peninsula in the Caribbean nation of Haiti.[1] 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.[5][6] Tsunami warnings were briefly issued for the Haitian coast.[7][6] 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.[8] At least 137,500 buildings were damaged or destroyed.[9][10]

It is the deadliest earthquake and deadliest natural disaster of 2021. It is also the worst disaster to strike Haiti since the 2010 earthquake. UNICEF estimates more than half a million children were affected.[11][12] The Haitian Civil Protection General Directorate (DGPC) warned of a possible large humanitarian crisis resulting from the earthquake.[13] USAID provided US $32 million in foreign aid to Haiti for reconstruction efforts following the devastating earthquake.[14][15] This earthquake had the most casualties of any disaster since the 2018 Sulawesi earthquake. The economic loss from this earthquake is estimated at over 1.5 billion US dollars, nearly 10% of the country's gross domestic product.[4]

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  3. ^ a b "Death toll from Haiti earthquake rises to 2,248". BERNAMA. 9 July 2021. Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
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  6. ^ a b "Quake kills hundreds in Haiti, worsening Caribbean nation's plight". Reuters. 14 August 2021. Archived from the original on 14 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
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  8. ^ "2021 Haiti Earthquake Situation Report #1 - September 1, 2021 - Haiti". ReliefWeb. September 2021. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Haiti: Earthquake Situation Report No. 6 (23 September 2021)". ReliefWeb. 2021. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Business Guide: Haiti Earthquake Humanitarian Response, August 2021 – Haiti". ReliefWeb. 2021. Archived from the original on 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Over half a million children affected by Haiti earthquake". www.unicef.org. Archived from the original on 20 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Haiti earthquake: over half a million children at risk of waterborne diseases - UNICEF". www.unicef.org. Archived from the original on 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  13. ^ "Haiti: Earthquake - Aug 2021". ReliefWeb. Archived from the original on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  14. ^ "USAID provides $32 million to respond to Haiti earthquake - Haiti". 26 August 2021. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  15. ^ "Haiti earthquake aid hampered by delays". The New Humanitarian. 7 September 2021. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

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