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SummaryOn the morning of August 14, 2021, a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti and has been felt in neighboring Caribbean countries. The earthquake took place 13 km south-southeast of Petit Trou de Nippes, Nippes department, 10 km deep. It was followed by two other aftershocks and according to the Pacific Disaster Center, at least 2 million people could have been exposed to the effects of the earthquake.