Earthquake in Haiti capital panics residents

A small earthquake shook Haiti's capital on Monday, causing people in the capital to scramble out of buildings in fear.


U.S. Geological Survey seismologist Susan Hoover said the quake had a magnitude of 3.5. The epicenter was 27 kilometres northeast of Port-au-Prince and was relatively shallow at 10 kilometres deep.

The tremor caused panic among some residents of Port-au-Prince who remembered the 7.0-magnitude monster that struck the southern part of the country in 2010 and killed thousands of people.

A government official said there were no immediate reports of damage.

The tremor struck at 7:39 p.m. ET.

The USGS has reported a 3.5 magnitude earthquake has struck Thomazeau, Croix des Bouquets, Haiti on . The epicenter was located approximately:

6 km NW of Thomazeau, Haiti
17 km NE of Croix des Bouquets, Haiti
24 km NE of Delmas 73, Haiti
26 km NE of Petionville, Haiti
27 km NE of Port-au-Prince, Haiti
...at a depth of 10.0 km. There were no significant injuries or damage reported at this point.