1751 Port-au-Prince earthquake explained

1751 Port-au-Prince earthquake
Pre-1900:	yes
Magnitude:	8.0
Location:	18.5°N -72.3°W
Countries Affected:	French Haiti
Casualties:	unknown

The 1751 Port-au-Prince earthquake occurred at 12:50 UTC on 21 November in French Haiti, followed by a tsunami. Another earthquake was reported at the same location on 15 September of the same year and it is uncertain whether the two reports refer to the same event.^[1]

Seismological analysis

Later seismologists attributed the 1751 earthquake, like that of 1910, to adjustments along the Southern Trough.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Significant Earthquake Information. National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. 1972 . 10.7289/V5TD9V7K.