Some of the earthquakes in Haiti have been very destructive to the country. The widespread damage and high-number of casualties of events in
2010 and
2021
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can be partially blamed on the fact that most of the population in Haiti resides in structures that are vulnerable to earthquake shaking, in which they are made of stone and concrete.
List of major earthquakes
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Enriquillo–Plantain Garden fault zone
The Enriquillo–Plantain Garden fault zone (EPGFZ or EPGZ) is a system of active coaxial left lateral-moving strike slip faults which runs along the southern side of the island of Hispaniola, where Haiti and the Dominican Republic are located ...
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Geology of Haiti
The geology of Haiti is part of the broader geology of Hispaniola with rocks formed from multiple island arcs, colliding with North America.
Geologic History, Stratigraphy & Tectonics
The oldest rocks on the island formed beginning in the early Cr ...
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Lists of earthquakes
Earthquakes are caused by movements within the Earth's crust and uppermost mantle. They range from events too weak to be detectable except by sensitive instrumentation, to sudden and violent events lasting many minutes which have caused some of ...
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