1751 Port-au-Prince earthquake
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| Local date | November 21, 1751 |
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| Magnitude | 8.0 Ms |
| Epicenter | 18°30′N 72°18′W / 18.5°N 72.3°W |
| Areas affected | French Haiti |
| Casualties | unknown |
The 1751 Port-au-Prince earthquake occurred at 12:50
UTC on 21 November in French Haiti, followed by a tsunami. Another earthquake was reported at the same location on 15 September of the same year and it is uncertain whether the two reports refer to the same event.[1]
Seismological analysis
Later seismologists attributed the 1751 earthquake, like that of 1910, to adjustments along the Southern Trough.[2]
References
- doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K.
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