| Official Name: | Petit Paradis |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Haiti |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Haiti |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Haiti |
| Subdivision Type1: | Department |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ouest |
| Subdivision Type2: | Arrondissement |
| Subdivision Name2: | Léogâne |
| Timezone: | UTC |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Coordinates: | 18.4833°N -72.6336°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Petit Paradis (French: Little Paradise) is a town in the Léogâne Arrondissement in the Ouest department of Haiti.[1]
See main article: 2010 Haiti earthquake.
A tsunami wave three metres or higher hit the beach shortly after the 12 January 2010 earthquake killing several residents. The area was subsided and a large portion of the beach remained submerged.[2] The tsunami reached several hundred yards into the village, destroying several homes, and sweeping several people out to sea, some of them killed.[3]
US Navy Seabees and US Marines arrived at the beach on the 22nd,[4] and started to distribute aid on the 23rd.[3]