Earthquake details

Sunday, August 15, 2021 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Haiti on Sunday, August 15, 2021 at 03:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Jérémie (Haiti - HT), about 28.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -74.090 and latitude 18.398.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	8.3 km
Coordinates	18.398, -74.090
UTC time	2021-08-15 03:20:45.298

Location	Les Cayes
Country	Haiti (HT)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2021-08-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Jérémie	28.2 km
Les Cayes	42.6 km
Miragoâne	105.8 km
Tigwav	129.4 km
Grangwav	139.4 km
Léogâne	154.3 km
Jacmel	165.3 km
Saint-Marc	166.6 km
Port-au-Prince	185.6 km
Verrettes	186.0 km
Gonaïves	188.2 km
Delmas	189.7 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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