This Saturday morning, at 1:00:47 (local time) (06:00:47 UTC) a quake of moderate intensity 4.4 on the Richter scale occurred, its epicenter was located on land at a depth of 12.3 km, at 18.347°N 74.216°W, or 5 km north of Les Anglais (South), 51 km northwest of Les Cayes, 35 km southwest of Jérémie and 200km southwest of the capital, Port-au-Prince.

This quake was reported by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and in the metropolitan area on the seismograph of Catts Pressoir College.

No damage or injuries have been reported so far by the authorities.

HL/ HaitiLibre