Moderate magnitude 4.1 earthquake at 5 km depth9 Oct 01:02 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 3 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeOct 9, 2026 00:59:08 UTC - Local time at epicenterThursday, Oct 8, 2026, at 07:59 pm (America/Port-au-Prince GMT -5)StatusconfirmedMagnitude4.09Depth5 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude18.69°N / 74°WHaitiSeismic antipode18.69°S / 106°EShaking intensityV Moderate shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeOvercast Clouds 27.1°C (81 F), humidity: 84%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from SEstimated seismic energy released8.9 x 1010 joules (24.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 21.3 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.1 | about seismic energy8 minutes agoOct 9, 2026 00:59 GMT / Oct 8, 2026 07:59 pm (Port-au-Prince time)Lat / Lng: 18.69 / -74: Haiti RegionSource: EMSCOther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.1 / 5 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23422069',18.69000,-74.00000,'8 minutes ago: Mag. 4.1, Haiti Region',html,'quakes-6-24.png',25,25,12,12,125]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in HaitiNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Jeremie, a town with 98,000 inhabitants in Haiti, in 13.1 km (8 mi) distance west of the epicenter. People likely experienced light shaking there. In the capital of Haiti, Port-au-Prince, 176 km (109 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake was probably felt as very weak shaking.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry13 km (8 mi)W of epicenterJeremie(pop: 97,500)IV: LightJeremi, Grand'AnseHaiti17 km (11 mi)SW of epicenterSassier(pop: 10,000)IV: LightJeremi, Grand'AnseHaiti18 km (11 mi)SE of epicenterCorail(pop: 2,780)IV: LightGrand'AnseHaiti33 km (20 mi)W of epicenterLes Abricots(pop: 1,250)III: WeakJeremi, Grand'AnseHaiti38 km (24 mi)SW of epicenterSources Chaudes(pop: 5,540)III: WeakJeremi, Grand'AnseHaiti43 km (27 mi)S of epicenterCamp Perrin(pop: 967)III: WeakArrondissement des Cayes, SudHaiti44 km (28 mi)SE of epicenterBaraderes(pop: 1,670)III: WeakArrondissement de Baraderes, Departement de NippesHaiti47 km (29 mi)W of epicenterDame-Marie(pop: 6,040)III: WeakAnsdeno, Grand'AnseHaiti49 km (30 mi)SW of epicenterLes Anglais(pop: 8,250)III: WeakChadonye, SudHaiti50 km (31 mi)S of epicenterPort-a-Piment(pop: 3,820)III: WeakKoto, SudHaiti55 km (34 mi)E of epicenterPetit Trou de Nippes(pop: 2,130)III: WeakAnsavo, Departement de NippesHaiti56 km (34 mi)S of epicenterChantal(pop: 1,850)III: WeakArrondissement des Cayes, SudHaiti57 km (35 mi)S of epicenterRoche-a-Bateau(pop: 1,660)III: WeakKoto, SudHaiti57 km (35 mi)SE of epicenterCavaillon(pop: 1,020)III: WeakArrondissement d'Aquin, SudHaiti57 km (36 mi)SW of epicenterLes Irois(pop: 2,270)III: WeakAnsdeno, Grand'AnseHaiti58 km (36 mi)SW of epicenterTiburon(pop: 3,050)III: WeakChadonye, SudHaiti68 km (42 mi)SE of epicenterSaint-Louis du Sud(pop: 1,530)III: WeakArrondissement d'Aquin, SudHaiti71 km (44 mi)SE of epicenterL'Asile(pop: 778)II: Very weakAnsavo, Departement de NippesHaiti72 km (45 mi)E of epicenterAnse-a-Veau(pop: 1,730)II: Very weakGrand'AnseHaiti79 km (49 mi)SE of epicenterAquin(pop: 5,250)II: Very weakSudHaiti84 km (52 mi)E of epicenterPetite Riviere de Nippes(pop: 1,790)II: Very weakArrondissement de Miragoane, Departement de NippesHaiti100 km (62 mi)E of epicenterMiragoane(pop: 89,200)II: Very weakArrondissement de Miragoane, Departement de NippesHaiti103 km (64 mi)SE of epicenterFond des Blancs(pop: 2,650)II: Very weakArrondissement d'Aquin, SudHaiti120 km (75 mi)E of epicenterAnse a Galets(pop: 7,180)II: Very weakLagonav, Departement de l'OuestHaiti123 km (76 mi)E of epicenterTigwav(pop: 117,500)II: Very weakLeyogan, Departement de l'OuestHaiti133 km (83 mi)E of epicenterGrangwav(pop: 49,300)II: Very weakLeyogan, Departement de l'OuestHaiti144 km (90 mi)E of epicenterSaint-Marc(pop: 66,200)II: Very weakDepartement de l'ArtiboniteHaiti145 km (90 mi)NE of epicenterAnse Rouge(pop: 4,440)II: Very weakArrondissement de Gros Morne, Departement de l'ArtiboniteHaiti145 km (90 mi)E of epicenterLeogane(pop: 134,200)II: Very weakLeyogan, Departement de l'OuestHaiti155 km (96 mi)NE of epicenterJean-Rabel(pop: 5,420)II: Very weakMol Sen Nikola, Nord-OuestHaiti156 km (97 mi)E of epicenterGressier(pop: 25,900)II: Very weakDepartement de l'OuestHaiti157 km (98 mi)E of epicenterArcahaie(pop: 130,300)II: Very weakDepartement de l'OuestHaiti162 km (100 mi)NE of epicenterGonaives(pop: 85,000)II: Very weakGonayiv, Departement de l'ArtiboniteHaiti162 km (101 mi)E of epicenterJacmel(pop: 138,000)II: Very weakSud-EstHaiti169 km (105 mi)E of epicenterDessalines(pop: 12,300)II: Very weakDepartement de l'ArtiboniteHaiti176 km (109 mi)E of epicenterPort-au-Prince(pop: 1,234,700)II: Very weakDepartement de l'OuestHaiti177 km (110 mi)NE of epicenterGros Morne(pop: 7,290)II: Very weakDepartement de l'ArtiboniteHaiti185 km (115 mi)NE of epicenterTi Port-de-Paix(pop: 34,700)II: Very weakArrondissement de Port-de-Paix, Nord-OuestHaiti186 km (115 mi)NE of epicenterPort-de-Paix(pop: 306,200)II: Very weakNord-OuestHaiti193 km (120 mi)NE of epicenterSaint-Louis du Nord(pop: 11,800)II: Very weakNord-OuestHaitiNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Get the Android appCompare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2026-10-9EpicenterAgency4.095 km3.1 mi00:59:08.1HAITI REGIONEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)4.15 km3.1 mi00:59:08Haiti Region0.5 km (0.3 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)Aftershocks for this quakeNo aftershocks have been recorded so far. When aftershocks are detected, we will update this section.What are aftershocks?Larger earthquakes (above magnitude 5 or so) such as this one are usually followed by smaller ones known as aftershocks that occur in the same area during the days, weeks, months or even years after the main shock.[More info]What about this quake?Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake likely ruptured beneath a surface area of approximately 1 km2 (0 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 2 km (1 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Oct 8, 2026 07:59 pm (Port-au-Prince)8 minutes ago4.15 km0 km - This quakeCaribbean Sea, 27 km W of Grande Cayemite Island, Grand'Anse, HaitiMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 258 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 6 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 41.7 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 0.39 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2.5 years)Mag. 4 or higher: 14.9 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 144 quakes per year (or 12 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 249 quakes per year (or 20.7 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 256 quakes per year (or 21.3 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 3 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 40 to 45 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake