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Haiti earthquakes in 1962

1 earthquake of magnitude 4.5 or more was located in Haiti in 1962. The largest: M6.6 68 km NNE of Borgne, Haiti, Apr 20, 1962.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

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Where every quake of 1962 was located in Haiti. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1962

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19620
February 19620
March 19620
April 196216.668 km NNE of Borgne, Haiti
May 19620
June 19620
July 19620
August 19620
September 19620
October 19620
November 19620
December 19620

What this means

The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

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Haiti nowWorldwide in 1962

Sources

Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.