1842 Cap-Haïtien earthquake
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1842 Cap-Haïtien earthquake
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The 1842 Cap-Haïtien earthquake occurred at 17:00 local time on 7 May. It had an estimated magnitude of 8.1 on the scale and triggered a destructive tsunami. It badly affected the northern coast of Haiti and part of what is now the Dominican Republic. Port-de-Paix suffered the greatest damage from both earthquake and tsunami. Approximately 5,000 people were killed by the effects of the earthquake shaking and another 300 by the tsunami.
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Estimated magnitude of 8.1
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1842_Cap-Ha%C3%AFtien_earthquake
date created:
2011-12-07T21:48:06Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T23:32:34Z
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