2021 Haiti earthquake
At 08:29:09 EDT on 14 August 2021, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the Tiburon Peninsula in the Caribbean nation of Haiti. 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. Tsunami warnings were briefly issued for the Haitian coast. 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. At least 137,500 buildings were damaged or destroyed.
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| UTC time | 2021-08-14 12:29:08 |
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| ISC event | 620986707 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | 14 August 2021 |
| Local time | 08:29:08 |
| Magnitude | 7.2 Mw |
| Depth | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
| Epicenter | 18.417°N 73.480°W |
| Fault | Enriquillo–Plantain Garden fault zone |
| Type | Oblique-reverse |
| Total damage | $1.5–1.7 billion USD |
| Max. intensity | MMI VIII (Severe) |
| Peak acceleration | 0.47 g |
| Tsunami | 3 cm (0.098 ft) |
| Aftershocks | At least 900 |
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| History of Haiti |
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| Pre-Columbian Haiti (before 1492) |
| Captaincy General of Santo Domingo (1492–1625) |
| Saint-Domingue (1625–1804) |
| First Empire of Haiti (1804–1806) |
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| North Haiti (1806–1820) |
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| South Haiti (1806–1820) |
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| Republic of Haiti (1820–1849) |
| Second Empire of Haiti (1849–1859) |
| Republic of Haiti (1859–1957) |
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| Duvalier dynasty (1957–1986) |
| Anti-Duvalier protest movement |
| Republic of Haiti (1986–present) |
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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. The Haitian Civil Protection General Directorate (DGPC) warned of a possible large humanitarian crisis resulting from the earthquake. USAID provided US $32 million in foreign aid to Haiti for reconstruction efforts following the devastating earthquake. 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.