Weak mag. 2.6 earthquake - Département de Nippes, 34 km northeast of Les Cayes, Haiti, on Friday, Aug 5, 2022 at 8:29 pm (GMT -4) -
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Weak magnitude 2.6 earthquake at 7 km depth
6 Aug 00:36 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 7 minutes.
6 Aug 09:36: Magnitude recalculated from 2.7 to 2.6. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 3.8 to 7.4 km (from 2.4 to 4.6 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 1.1 km (0.7 mi) towards NE.
6 Aug 09:36: Magnitude recalculated from 2.7 to 2.6. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 3.8 to 7.4 km (from 2.4 to 4.6 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 1.1 km (0.7 mi) towards NE.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Aug 6, 2022 00:29:31 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Friday, Aug 5, 2022 at 8:29 pm (GMT -4) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.6 |
| Depth | 7.4 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 18.47°N / 73.581°W  (Ansavo, Département de Nippes, Haiti) |
| Antipode | 18.47°S / 106.419°E |
| Shaking intensity | Weak shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | RaspberryShake (RaspberryShake) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 6 km (4 mi) ESE of Baradères (Nippes) (pop: 1,670) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 10 km (6 mi) SW of Petit Trou de Nippes (pop: 2,130) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 20 km (13 mi) NNE of Cavaillon (pop: 1,020) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 23 km (15 mi) N of Saint Louis (pop: 1,530) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 35 km (22 mi) NNE of Les Cayes (pop: 125,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 52 km (32 mi) W of Miragoâne (Nippes) (pop: 89,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 76 km (47 mi) W of Petit-Goave (Ouest) (pop: 117,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 131 km (82 mi) W of Port au Prince (Ouest) (pop: 1,234,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Few Clouds  23°C (73 F), humidity: 76%, wind: 1 m/s (1 kts) from SW |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 5 x 108 joules (139 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.12 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.6 | 7.4 km | Haiti Region | RaspberryShake |
User reports for this quake
At magnitude 2.6, this quake might have been felt very close to the epicenter and under calm conditions.User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
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