Tsunami — Cap-Haitian

Wann

7. Mai 1842

Art

Tsunami

Koordinaten

19.75° N, 72.20° W

Deaths

5300

Max water height m

5

Source quake magnitude

8.1

Runups

6

Im Gebiet platziert, nicht an einem genauen Ort.

Estimated magnitude of 8.1

The 1842 Cap-Haïtien earthquake occurred at 17:00 local time on 7 May. It had an estimated magnitude of 8.1 on the Ms scale and triggered a destructive tsunami. It badly affected the northern coast of Haiti and part of what is now the Dominican Republic. Port-de-Paix suffered the greatest damage from both earthquake and tsunami.

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