Tag Archives: Enriquillo Plantain Garden Fault

Another Earthquake in Haiti?

avatarPosted on by September 25, 2021

Update, August 14, 2021 A new earthquake of magnitude 7.2 at shallow depths occurred, due to oblique reverse motion along the Enriquillo-Plantain Garden fault zone. According to the USGS, the earthquake most likely resulted from a fault that struck west … Continue reading →

USGS: Haiti, Dominican Republic Might Be Entering Seismic Cycle | Haïti et la République Dominicaine face à un nouveau cycle sismique

avatarPosted on by December 21, 2018

By Staff (kft, rc), AlterPresse. A study by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) suggests that Haiti’s January 12, 2010 earthquake might represent the start of a new seismic cycle for the Enriquillo fault system, and the island might suffer strong earthquakes in coming years (English | French).

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