What the records say
- When
- 7 May 1842
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 8.0
- Where
- Haiti
- Coordinates
- 19.75° N, 72.20° W
- Deaths
- 5300
- Intensity mmi
- 9
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1842 Cap-Haïtien earthquake
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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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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