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USGS us6000f65h

14 Aug 2021, 13:29

Nippes, Haiti

A magnitude 7.2 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated11 February 2026Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Nippes, Haiti?

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18.433500, -73.482200

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 7

10 km SE of Léogâne, Haiti

M 6.8

42 km SSW of Bartolomé Masó, Cuba

M 6.7

37 km SSE of Santiago de Cuba, Cuba

M 6.6

60 km SSW of Guantánamo, Cuba

M 6.2

58 km NNE of Port Antonio, Jamaica

M 6.19

23 km NNE of Ocho Rios, Jamaica

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000f65h
Coordinates
18.4335, -73.4822
Network
us
Significance
2333