1751 Port-au-Prince earthquake
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| Date | November 21, 1751 |
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| Magnitude | 8.0 Ms |
| Epicenter | 18°30′N 72°18′W / 18.5°N 72.3°WCoordinates: 18°30′N 72°18′W / 18.5°N 72.3°W |
| Countries or regions | French Haiti |
| Casualties | unknown |
The 1751 Port-au-Prince earthquake occurred at 12:50 UTC on 21 November in French Haiti, followed by a sea wave. 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]
[edit] Seismological analysis
Later seismologists attributed the 1751 earthquake, like that of 1910, to adjustments along the Southern Trough.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ NGDC. "Comments for the Significant Earthquake". http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nndc/struts/results?eq_0=1324&t=101650&s=13&d=22,26,13,12&nd=display. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
- ^ Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Volumes 12-13Seismological Society of America, 1922.[1]
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