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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°25′01″N 73°28′48″W / 18.417°N 73.480°W[1] |
| Fault | Enriquillo–Plantain Garden fault zone |
| Type | Oblique-reverse |
| Total damage | US$1.5–1.7 billion |
| Max. intensity | MMI VIII (Severe)[1] |
| Peak acceleration | 0.47 g[2] |
| Tsunami | 3 cm (0.098 ft) |
| Aftershocks | At least 900[3] |
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At 08:29:09 EDT on 14 August 2021, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the Tiburon Peninsula of southern 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[update] 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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- ^ a b "Haiti: Earthquake Situation Report No. 4 (7 September 2021)". ReliefWeb. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. 7 September 2021. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre. "Earthquake, Magnitude 7.2 – HAITI REGION – 2021 August 14, 12:29:09 UTC". EMSC-CSEM. Archived from the original on 14 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Haiti earthquake death toll rises to 2,200, more than 300 people still missing". USA Today. Archived from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Haiti: Earthquake Situation Report No. 6 (23 September 2021)". ReliefWeb. 2021. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ "Business Guide: Haiti Earthquake Humanitarian Response, August 2021 – Haiti". ReliefWeb. 2021. Archived from the original on 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Over half a million children affected by Haiti earthquake". unicef.org. Archived from the original on 20 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Haiti earthquake: over half a million children at risk of waterborne diseases – UNICEF". unicef.org. Archived from the original on 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Haiti: Earthquake – Aug 2021". ReliefWeb. Archived from the original on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Haiti earthquake aid hampered by delays". The New Humanitarian. 7 September 2021. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.