Earthquake map

HAITI EARTHQUAKE INTENSITY MAP
E A RTH QU A K E , J A NU A RY 12t h , 2010
EARTHQUAKE INTENSITY
74° W
0
The Modified Mercalli (MMI) Intensity Scale*
0
N
20°
5
Felt by nearly everyone; many awakened. Some
dishes, windows broken. Unstable objects overturned. Pendulum clocks may stop.
6
Felt by all, many frightened. Some heavy furniture
moved; a few instances HAITI
of fallen plaster. Damage
slight.
7
Damage negligible in buildings of good design and
construction; slight to moderate in well-built ordinary structures; considerable damage in poorly built
or badly designed structures; some chimneys broken.
10
10
73° W
20 mi
20
30 km
N
20°
Port-de-Paix
Saint Louis Du Nord
Anse-a-foleur
Jean Rabel
Limbe
Bombardopolis
Pilate
Plaisance
Terre-neuve
Gonaives
Caribbean
Some well-built wooden structures destroyed; most
ARTIBONITE
Sea
dations. Rails bent.
Acul
Plaine
Du Nord Du Nord Limonade
Fort-liberte
Ferrier
Trou-du-nord
NORTH Milot
Sainte Suzanne
Quanaminthe
Dondon
Grande Riviera
Dajabon
Du Nord
Perches
Marmelade
Bahon
NORTHEAST
Ennery
Saint-raphael
Vallieres
Ranguitte
Saint Michel
Mont Organise
De L'attalaye
Pignon
La Victoire
Gros Morne
Anse Rouge
Baie-de-Henne
10^ masonry and frame structures destroyed with foun-
Cap-haitien
Quartier
Marin Caracol Phaeton
Port-margot
Bassin-bleu
Damage considerable in specially designed structures;
well-designed frame structures thrown out of plumb.
Damage great in substantial buildings, with partial
collapse. Buildings shifted off foundations.
9
Monte Cristi
Le Borgne
NORTHWEST
Mole-saint-nicolas
Damage slight in specially designed structures;
onsiderable damage in ordinary substantial buildings
with partial collapse. Damage great in poorly built
structures. Fall of chimneys, factory stacks, columns,
monuments, walls. Heavy furniture overturned.
8
Source: USGS
Dessalines
Grande-Saline
*MMI is a measure of ground shaking and is different from overall
Saint-Marc
WEST
Magasin
Pointe-a-raquette
AnseDhainault
WEST
Roseaux
Corail
N
18°
#"!
Les Anglais
Port-a-piment
The boundaries and names used on this
map do not imply official endorsement or
acceptance by the U.S. Government.
Coteaux
Roch-a-bateau
Port Salut
SOUTH
Leogane
NIPPES
Lasile
Maniche
Camp-perrin
Carrefour
Anse-a-Veau
Baraderes
Sources Chaudes
Chardonnieres
Petit Trou
De Nippes
Pestel
GRAND ANSE
La Cahouane
Cornillon
Thomazeau
Les Irois
Tiburon
Savenette
Duvalierville
Moron
Chambellan
Cavaillon
Chantal
Petit-Goave
Miragoane
GrandGoave
Aquin
La Vallee De Jacmel
Saint-louis-de-sud
Les Cayes
Torbeck
Cotes-de-Fer
Bainet
Gressier
Etang
Saumatre
!7
Î
PORT-AU-PRINCE
Croix Des
Ganthier
Bouquets
Petite Rivieres Fond
De Nippes
Parisien
Jimani
MAGNITUDE 7.0
1/12/10 21:53:09 UTC Fonds-verrettes
Trouin
SOUTHEAST
Jacmel
CayesJacmel
Belle-anse
Thiote
Marigot
Grand-Gosier
Banane
Pedernales
Saint-Jean
Anse-a-Pitres
74° W
Elias Pina
Baptiste
Lascahobas
Saut-d'eau
Arcahaie
Belladere
Lac de
Peligre
Mirebalais
Jeremie
Abricots
N
19°
Source: USGS/PAGER Alert Version: 5
Cap DameMarie
Cerca-la-source
Thomassique
CENTER
Verrettes
The Modified Mercalli (MMI) Intensity Scale
MMI INTENSITY POPULATION
5
6,308,000
6
777,000
7
749,000
8
1,884,000
9
710,000
10
137,000
Hinche
Petite-riviere-de-l'artibonite
POPULATION EXPOSED TO SHAKING
N
Cerca
Carvajal
Maissade
earthquake magnitude as measured by the Richter Scale.
^Area shown on map may fall within MMI 9 classification, but constitute the areas of heaviest shaking based on USGS data.
19°
Last updated 1 pm 01/13/10
72° W
NORTHWEST Palmiste
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
CUBA
73° W
72° W
N
18°