M 7.2 earthquake in Haiti August 14

  • Thread starter Thread starter mfb
  • Start date Start date
  • Tags Tags
    Earthquake
AI Thread Summary
The discussion centers on a rapidly evolving situation regarding a recent earthquake, which is now estimated by the USGS to potentially result in over 100,000 deaths, making it the deadliest earthquake since the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Initially, estimates suggested 1,000 to 10,000 deaths, but these figures have dramatically increased due to the earthquake's shallow depth of 10 km, leading to violent surface shaking. Current reports indicate 2,200 confirmed dead, 350 missing, and 12,000 injured, with several aftershocks recorded in the high 4 and low 5 magnitude range. The earthquake's magnitude is larger than that of the 2010 earthquake, although it is located farther from the capital. Overall, it is confirmed as the worst earthquake of the year.
mfb
Mentor
Insights Author
Messages
37,382
Reaction score
14,215
Wikipedia article (still rapidly evolving of course)

USGS estimates 1000-10,000 deaths as most likely scenario, most likely the deadliest earthquake this year: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000f65h/executive
Edit: An hour later the most likely scenario is now over 100,000 deaths. That could make it the deadliest earthquake since the 2010 Haiti earthquake 100 km away.

Larger magnitude than the 2010 earthquake, but weaker shaking (edit: not with updated estimates) and farther away from the capital.
 
Last edited:
Reply
  • Sad
Likes davenn and Astronuc
Earth sciences news on Phys.org
mfb said:
USGS estimates 1000-10,000 deaths as most likely scenario, most likely the deadliest earthquake this year: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000f65h/executive
It was a shallow earthquake, 10 km depth, meaning a lot of violent shaking at the surface. There have been several aftershocks in the high 4 and low 5 M range.
 
2200 dead, 350 missing, 12,000 injured. Looks like the initial estimates were too pessimistic. It's still by far the worst earthquake this year.
 
Reply
  • Sad
Likes dlgoff and davenn
Thread 'The Secrets of Prof. Verschure's Rosetta Stones'

Thread 'The Secrets of Prof. Verschure's Rosetta Stones'

(Edit: since the thread title was changed, this first sentence is too cryptic: the original title referred to a Tool song....) Besides being a favorite song by a favorite band, the thread title is a straightforward play on words. This summer, as a present to myself for being promoted, I purchased a collection of thin sections that I believe comprise the research materials of Prof. Rob Verschure, who at the time was faculty in the Geological Institute in Amsterdam. What changed this...
View full post »

Thread '(Unprecedented?) Cluster of earthquakes in Greek islands'

These last days, there is a seemingly endless cluster of rather powerful earthquakes close to the islands of Santorini, Amorgos, Anafi, and Ios. Remember, this is a highly volcanically active region, Santorini especially being famous for the supervolcanic eruption which is conjectured to have led to the decline of the Minoan civilization: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minoan_eruption To grasp the scale of what is happening, between the 26th of January and the 9th of February, 12000...
View full post »

Similar threads

M6.8 Earthquake, 40 km SSW of Bartolomé Masó, Cuba
Replies
2
Views
2K
Adirondack Mountains and earthquakes
Replies
2
Views
3K
M 4.8 - Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, US
Replies
6
Views
4K
M 7.2 - 98 km S of Sand Point, Alaska; Shishaldin Volcano erupting
Replies
2
Views
2K
Mag 6.5 Earthquake near Challis, Idaho
Replies
2
Views
2K
Disaster Recovery Infrastructure
Replies
21
Views
6K

Hot Threads

Recent Insights

Back
Top