Tuesday, January 11, 2022 the earth shaked twice in the departments of Nippes, the first time at 1:07 and 45 seconds in the morning, an earthquake with a magnitude 4.6 on the Richter scale was recorded 7 kilometers to the South-West of Petit Trou de Nippes (Dept. Nippes)
The epicenter was located at 18.469 ° N North latitude and 73.552 ° W West longitude at a depth of 14.7 kilometers 48 km West of Miragoâne (Dept. Nippes), 11km East of Baradères (Dept. Nippes).
Then, at 1:18 and 12 seconds in the morning, an earthquake of magnitude 4.2 on the Richter scale was recorded 4 kilometers west of Petit Trou de Nippes (Dept. Nippes)
The epicenter was located at 18.531 ° N north latitude and 73.553 ° W west longitude at a depth of 11 kilometers 5 km south-east of Grand Boucan (Dept. Nippes), 22 km north-east of Anse- à-Veau (Dept. Nippes).
So far, the Civil Protection Directorate has not reported any damage or loss of life.
