Contact | RSS | EN | DE | EL | ES | FR | IT | RU

Moderate mag. 4.3 earthquake - 21 km southeast of Jeremie, Grandans, Haiti, on Tuesday, Dec 21, 2021 at 9:53 am (GMT -5)

Moderate magnitude 4.3 earthquake at 13 km depth

21 Dec 15:01 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 7 minutes.
21 Dec 15:32: Now using data updates from USGS

Update Tue, 21 Dec 2021, 15:06

Magnitude 4.6 earthquake strikes near Jeremie, Jeremi, Grandans, Haiti

4.6 quake 21 Dec 9:53 am (GMT -5)

An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 occurred only 13 minutes ago 22 km southeast of Jeremie, Haiti, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.
The quake hit at a very shallow depth of 5 km beneath the epicenter near Jeremie, Jeremi, Grandans, Haiti, in the morning on Tuesday, December 21st, 2021, at 9:53 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
In Jeremie (pop. 97,500) located 22 km from the epicenter, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Baradères (pop. 1,700) located 32 km from the epicenter, Moron (pop. 1,800) 36 km away, Port-a-Piment (pop. 3,800) 41 km away, Abricots (pop. 1,200) 42 km away, Les Anglais (pop. 8,200) 44 km away, and Dame-Marie (pop. 6,000) 53 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Miragoâne (pop. 89,200) located 89 km from the epicenter.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you're in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.

Download the Volcanoes & Earthquakes app and get one of the fastest seismic alerts online: Android | iOS

Earthquake details

Date & time	Dec 21, 2021 14:53:34 UTC
Local time at epicenter	Tuesday, Dec 21, 2021 at 9:53 am (GMT -5)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	4.3
Depth	12.9 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	18.5271°N / 73.9662°W (Arrondissement de Corail, Grandans, Haiti)
Antipode	18.527°S / 106.034°E
Shaking intensity	Light shaking
Felt	2 reports
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	21 km (13 mi) SE of Jeremie (GrandʼAnse) (pop: 97,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 31 km (19 mi) E of Moron (GrandʼAnse) (pop: 1,830) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 34 km (21 mi) NNE of Port-a-Piment (pop: 3,820) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 35 km (22 mi) W of Baradères (Nippes) (pop: 1,670) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 36 km (23 mi) NE of Les Anglais (pop: 8,250) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 38 km (24 mi) ESE of Abricots (GrandʼAnse) (pop: 1,250) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 48 km (30 mi) E of Dame-Marie (GrandʼAnse) (pop: 6,040) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 93 km (58 mi) W of Miragoâne (Nippes) (pop: 89,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 172 km (107 mi) W of Port au Prince (Ouest) (pop: 1,234,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 175 km (109 mi) W of Delmas 73 (Ouest) (pop: 382,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Broken Clouds 28.6°C (83 F), humidity: 60%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts) from ENE
Estimated seismic energy released	1.8 x 10¹¹ joules (49.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 42.5 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

Show interactive Map

[smaller] [bigger]

Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.

Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
4.3	13 km	9 Km WSW of Corail, Haiti	USGS
4.3	13 km	HAITI REGION	EMSC
4.3	13 km	Haiti Region	RaspberryShake

Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in Haiti

User reports for this quake (2)

User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.

Contribute:
Leave a comment if you find a particular report interesting or want to add to it.
Flag as inappropriate.
Mark as helpful or interesting.
Send your own user report!

Translate

Cayes (40.3 km SSE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s : It was like a wave beneath the cement of our house. One large wave and then a few smaller ones. It made some noise but nothing shook significantly.

Les Cayes, Sud (40 km SSE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / single lateral shake / 1-2 s

Earlier earthquakes in the same area

Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!

Try our free app!

Android | iOS version

Why is there advertising on this site?

Support us - Help us upgrade our services!

We truly love working to bring you the latest volcano and earthquake data from around the world. Maintaining our website and our free apps does require, however, considerable time and resources.
We need financing to increase hard- and software capacity as well as support our editor team. We're aiming to achieve uninterrupted service wherever an earthquake or volcano eruption unfolds, and your donations can make it happen! Every donation will be highly appreciated. If you find the information useful and would like to support our team in integrating further features, write great content, and in upgrading our soft- and hardware, please make a donation (PayPal or Online credit card payment).

Planned features:

Improved multilanguage support
Tsunami alerts
Faster responsiveness

Thanks to your past donations, these features have been added recently:

Design upgrade
Detailed quake stats
Additional seismic data sources

Download and Upgrade the Volcanoes & Earthquakes app to get one of the fastest seismic and volcano alerts online:
Android | IOS

Thank you!

Stop Russia's Agression - Support Ukraine

Significant parts of this website use brilliant open-source software developed by Ukrainians. Russia's unprovoked war has killed tens of thousands, displaced millions, and the beautiful country of Ukraine is being destroyed. We cannot be silent even if the topic of this website has nothing to do with politics.
If you like to support Ukraine from abroad:
Ukrainians recommend the Come Back Alive charity. For other options, see StandWithUkraine.

Sources: VolcanoDiscovery / VolcanoAdventures and other sources as noted.
Use of material: Most text and images on our websites are owned by us. Re-use is generally not permitted without authorization. Contact us for licensing rights.

Volcanoes & Earthquakes