Magnitude 5.9 earthquake hits northern Haiti

[Devil Child]

Source: CNN

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck near Haiti on Saturday night, according to the US Geological Survey.

There was damage in the northern sections of the country, President Jovenel Moïse tweeted.

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The USGS said the center of the quake was about 11 miles northwest of the city of Port-de-Paix. It was only 7.2 miles deep.

In January 2010, a 7.1 magnitude earthquake killed an estimated 220,000 to 300,000 people in Haiti. Tens of thousands of people are still displaced as a result of the quake.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/06/americas/haiti-earthquake/index.html

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Brief article with no reports of fatalities or injuries.

[BigmanPigman]

1. I thought shit didn't happen twice.

Man, I hope they are OK.

[Lunabell]

2. Oh no

Those poor people. I hope nobody was killed or seriously injured.

[Judi Lynn]

3. No let up on the punishment of this tiny country whose people were brave enough to revolt

against their owners.

It could almost convince a person we are living in a very brutal world.

Best wishes to those who have to rebuild their homes.

[Demovictory9]

4. kick

[only my opinion]

5. I am in La Vega, Dominican Republic

Sitting at my desk reading DU. I felt a slight vibration and wondered if it was an earthquake. I guess it was.

[area51]

6. Welcome to DU.

[secondwind]

7. Welcome to DU!! My family is from Dominican Republic, via Spain

and the Canary Islands. I hope Puerto Plata is okay!

[only my opinion]

8. Thank you both.

I have heard of no damage here in the Dominican Republic.

[nitpicker]

9. BBC update: at least 10 dead

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-45775276