Monday at 4:53 pm and 4 seconds, an earthquake with an intensity of 3.2 on the Richter scale was recorded near Marigot (South-East).

The epicenter was located at 18.258 latitude and -72.223 longitude, at a depth of 12 kilometers, 10 km northeast of Marigot, 33 km southeast of Jacmel and 33 km southeast of Port-au-Prince.

This is the second reported earthquake in one week after that of Tuesday, November 5 of an intensity of 3.6 on the Richter scale near Jean-Rabel (North-West) https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-29199-haiti-flash-earthquake-in-the-northwest.html

Note that Haiti is located in the middle of a vast system of geological faults resulting from the movement of tectonic plates of the Caribbean and North America, which explains the frequent seismic shocks in the country.

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-29199-haiti-flash-earthquake-in-the-northwest.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-29006-haiti-flash-earthquake-in-cap-haitien.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-28678-haiti-flash-light-earthquake-in-the-north-of-the-country.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-28498-haiti-flash-at-least-10-earthquake-in-less-than-24-hours.html

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