Friday January 3, 2020 at 7:13 and 5 seconds of the evening an earthquake of a magnitude of 3.2 on the Richter scale, was recorded north of Port-au-Prince.

The epicenter was located at 18,690° latitude North and -72,278° longitude West at a depth of 19 kilometers, 14 km northeast of Cité Soleil and 20 km north of Pétion-ville.

For the moment, the regional office of the Directorate of Civil Protection has reported no damage or loss of life.

Recall that the previous day at 10:29 and 16 seconds of the evening, another earthquake with a magnitude of 3.3 on the Richter scale had been recorded southwest of Port-au-Prince.

The epicenter was located at 18.385° latitude North and -72.445° longitude Est at a depth of 12.7 kilometers, 20 km southeast of Jacmel and 24 km southeast of Léogâne.

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

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-29631-haiti-flash-earthquake-23-kilometers-southeast-of-kenscoff.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-29335-haiti-flash-earthquake-in-the-center.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-29276-haiti-flash-earthquake-off-saint-marc.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-29258-haiti-flash-2nd-earthquake-in-less-than-72-hours-in-the-southeast.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-29241-haiti-flash-earthquake-in-the-southeast.html

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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