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What happened to Haiti after the 2010 earthquake?

More than a decade after a powerful quake devastated Haiti in 2010, the region's complex geology has sent the island into yet another spate of deadly convulsions. An intense magnitude 7.2 earthquake rocked Haiti in the morning hours of August 14, some 46 miles west of the 2010 event.

Does Haiti have a high-quality seismic network?

Despite the large seismic hazard there, Haiti only has a few high-quality seismic stations. Calais et al. show that a low-quality seismic network hosted in the homes of volunteers is capable of providing important data for characterizing an earthquake and its aftershocks (see the Perspective by von Hillebrandt-Andrade and Vanacore).

Was the 1770 earthquake the largest in Haiti's history?

Editor's note: This article has been corrected to clarify that the 1770 earthquake was the largest within the Enriquillo-Plantain Garden fault zone, not the largest in Haiti’s history. The island nation is sandwiched between several shifting tectonic plates—setting the stage for devastating quakes.

How many seismometers are there in Haiti?

It was recorded by five seismometers in Haiti: three RS stations hosted by citizens and two conventional stations in Port-au-Prince ~120 km from the epicenter, one US Geological Survey (USGS) accelerometer in the American embassy, and one educational broadband instrument in a high school ( 20 ).