Seismic Bulletin of Haiti, February 2022
Summary: Monthly bulletin of the BME Technical Seismology Unit on the 137 earthquakes recorded in Haiti in February 2022, down from 311 in January as aftershocks faded.
Key Findings
- 137 earthquakes of magnitude 1.3 to 4.9 were recorded in Haiti in February 2022, 174 fewer than the 311 of January.
- 4 of them had a magnitude between 4.0 and 4.9: 1 in Nord-Ouest and 3 in Grand'Anse.
- The bulletin attributes the drop to the fading aftershocks of the August 14, 2021 earthquake (magnitude 7.2) and of the January 24, 2022 earthquake (magnitude 5.5), both in the Nippes.
- Nippes and Grand'Anse recorded 44 earthquakes each (32.1%) and Sud 31 (22.6%), together 119 of the 137 (86.8%).
- Depths ranged from 0 to 84 km, which the bulletin classes as shallow earthquakes.
- From August 14, 2021 to February 28, 2022, the three departments recorded 1,722 earthquakes: Nippes 884, Grand'Anse 548 and Sud 290.
Full Description
The bulletin reports the earthquakes recorded in Haiti in February 2022 by the national and regional networks (Ayiti-séismes, UTS-BME and RD-OSPL-Loyola). It counts 137 earthquakes of magnitude 1.3 to 4.9 and links the drop from January to the fading aftershocks of the August 14, 2021 and January 24, 2022 earthquakes. It gives the distribution by department and the cumulative count for the three departments hit by the 2021 earthquake.
How to cite
Bureau of Mines and Energy (BME), Seismic Bulletin of Haiti, February 2022, https://bme.gouv.ht/media/upload/doc/publications/bulletin_mensuel_f%C3%A9vrier_2022.pdf
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- Bureau des Mines et de l'Énergie (BME)