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The 1751 Port-au-Prince earthquake occurred at 12:50 UTC on 21 November in French Haiti, followed by a tsunami. Another earthquake was reported at the same location on 15 September of the same year and it is uncertain whether the two reports refer to the same event.[1]
Local date | November 21, 1751 |
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Magnitude | 8.0 Ms |
Epicenter | 18°30′N 72°18′W |
Areas affected | French Haiti |
Casualties | unknown |
Later seismologists attributed the 1751 earthquake, like that of 1910, to adjustments along the Southern Trough.[2]
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