Seismic Bulletin of Haiti, February 2023
Summary: Monthly bulletin of the BME Technical Seismology Unit on the 110 earthquakes recorded in Haiti in February 2023, with magnitudes, depths and distribution by department.
Key Findings
- 110 earthquakes of magnitude 0.7 to 5.5 were recorded in Haiti in February 2023.
- 97 of them (88.1%) had a magnitude of 3 or less, and 59 (53.64%) a depth of 10 km or less.
- The 3 most affected departments were Grand'Anse with 24 earthquakes (21.8%), Nippes with 20 and Nord-Ouest with 19.
- Two earthquakes of magnitude 5.5 and 4.8 occurred at sea on February 16 and 21, west of Môle Saint-Nicolas and south of Belle-Anse.
- Nippes, Grand'Anse and Sud recorded 54 of the 110 earthquakes (49%), compared with 103 of 129 in January (79.8%); the bulletin counts 2,653 earthquakes in those three departments from August 14, 2021 to February 28, 2023.
Full Description
The bulletin reports seismic activity in Haiti from February 1 to February 28, 2023, based on local networks (Ayiti-séismes and the UTS) and regional networks (Cuba, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic). It counts 110 earthquakes of magnitude 0.7 to 5.5, breaks them down by magnitude and depth, and ranks the departments by number of events.
How to cite
Bureau of Mines and Energy (BME), Seismic Bulletin of Haiti, February 2023, https://bme.gouv.ht/media/upload/doc/publications/Bulletin_sismique_f%C3%A9vrier_2023_vf.pdf
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- Bureau des Mines et de l'Énergie (BME)