Seismic Bulletin of Haiti for the Year 2022
- 1,451 earthquakes of magnitude 0.7 to 5.5 were recorded in 2022, an average of 109 per month; the largest, of magnitude 5.5, occurred on January 23 near Anse-à-Veau.
- January recorded 312 earthquakes, the most of any month, and activity was lower from August to October.
- Grand'Anse, Nippes and Sud lead the ranking, followed by Ouest, Nord-Ouest, Sud-Est and Nord-Est; Nord, Artibonite and Centre had the least activity.
- The three departments hit by the August 14, 2021 earthquake recorded 1,195 earthquakes, 82.4% of the year's 1,451.
- Grand'Anse had 633 of those 1,195 (53%), and about 89.7% (568) of its 633 were offshore events around the North Grand'Anse-Nippes fault.
The review covers January to December 2022 and draws on local networks (Ayiti-séismes and the UTS) and regional networks (Cuba, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic). It records 1,451 earthquakes of magnitude 0.7 to 5.5, an average of 109 per month, with the largest, of magnitude 5.5, on January 23 near Anse-à-Veau in Nippes. January had the most events (312) and activity was lower from August to October.
Grand'Anse, Nippes and Sud lead the departmental ranking because of the magnitude 7.2 earthquake of August 14, 2021 in Nippes. These three departments recorded 1,195 earthquakes, 82.4% of the year's total, and Grand'Anse alone had 633, of which about 89.7% (568) were offshore events around the North Grand'Anse-Nippes fault. The annex defines the macroseismic intensity and magnitude scales.
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Bureau of Mines and Energy (BME), Seismic Bulletin of Haiti for the Year 2022, https://bme.gouv.ht/media/upload/doc/publications/Bulletin_sismique_Annuel_2022.pdf
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