June 6, 2023 Earthquake: Haiti
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Haiti on June 6, 2023 at 09:11:23 UTC, 9 km below the surface. It killed 4 people.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- June 6, 2023
- Time
- 09:11:23 UTC
- Place
- Haiti
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 9 km (6 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 18.702° N, 74.235° W
- Country
- Haiti
The toll
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 36
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- January 12, 2010, Port-Au-Prince, Haiti
- August 14, 2021, Haiti
- June 3, 1770, Port-Au-Prince, Haiti
- October 7, 2018, Port-Dex-Paix, Haiti
- February 3, 1932, Santiago DE Cuba
- October 28, 1952, Anse-A-Veau, Haiti
- March 2, 1994, Saint-Louis du Nord, Haiti
- January 25, 1953, Haiti
- January 24, 2022, Nippes, Haiti
- April 17, 1860, Petit Trou Nippes, Haiti
- April 8, 1860, Anse-A-Veau, Haiti
- September 23, 1887, Mole Saint Nicolas, Haiti
- May 19, 1864, Jacmel, Haiti
- March 1775, Unknown Location, Haiti
- December 18, 1775, Unknown Location, Haiti
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 10696.