Moderate magnitude 4.2 quake hits 18 km north of Jeremie, Haiti
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake near Jeremie, Jeremi, Grandans, Haiti, was reported by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), considered one of the vital international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at a very shallow depth of 2 km beneath the epicentre around noon on Monday, March 7th, 2022, at 12:08 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicentre, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations or as other agencies issue their reports.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the epicentre area.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Jeremie (pop. 97,500), located 18 km from the epicentre, Abricots (pop. 1,200) 28 km away, and Moron (pop. 1,800) 32 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicentre where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Dame-Marie (pop. 6,000) located 44 km from the epicentre, Les Anglais (pop. 8,200) 58 km away, Chardonnière (pop. 3,900) 60 km away, and Port-a-Piment (pop. 3,800) 62 km away.
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