Seismic Bulletin of Haiti, March 2022
Summary: Monthly bulletin of the BME Technical Seismology Unit on the 179 earthquakes recorded in Haiti in March 2022, including the aftershocks of the magnitude 5.1 offshore earthquake north of Jérémie.
Key Findings
- 179 earthquakes of magnitude 1.5 to 5.1 were recorded in Haiti in March 2022, 42 more than the 137 of February.
- 8 of them had a magnitude between 4.0 and 5.1, at depths of 1 to 9 km, with epicenters at sea north of Jérémie in Grand'Anse.
- The bulletin attributes the increase to aftershocks of the magnitude 5.1 earthquake of March 23, 2022, the strongest of the month, at a depth of 6 km and 24 km north of Jérémie.
- About 33 aftershocks of magnitude 2.4 to 3.7 were noted by Ayiti-séismes in the 24 hours after that earthquake.
- Grand'Anse recorded 139 of the 179 earthquakes (77.7%), Nippes 16 and Sud 16, together 171 (95.5%).
- From August 14, 2021 to March 31, 2022, the three departments recorded 1,893 earthquakes: Nippes 900, Grand'Anse 687 and Sud 306.
Full Description
The bulletin reports the earthquakes recorded in Haiti in March 2022 by the national and regional networks (Ayiti-séismes, UTS-BME and RD-OSPL-Loyola). It counts 179 earthquakes of magnitude 1.5 to 5.1, 42 more than in February, and attributes the increase to aftershocks of the magnitude 5.1 earthquake of March 23, 2022, located at sea 24 km north of Jérémie. It gives the distribution by department and the cumulative count for the three departments hit by the August 14, 2021 earthquake.
How to cite
Bureau of Mines and Energy (BME), Seismic Bulletin of Haiti, March 2022, https://bme.gouv.ht/media/upload/doc/publications/bulletin_mensuel_mars_2022.pdf
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- Bureau des Mines et de l'Énergie (BME)