M6.0 earthquake near Grangwav, Ouest

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 4 km SSW of Grangwav, Haiti on 12 Jan 2010, 22:00 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Grangwav, about 5 km away in Ouest, Haiti.