A great 5.9 tremor struck close to the northernmost tip of Haiti late on Saturday, harming various individuals and making some harm to structures including an assembly hall that crumbled, specialists and media revealed. The shudder struck around 20 kilometers west-northwest of the port of Port-de-Paix, the U.S. Geographical Survey (USGS) said. Neighborhood media announced no less than one passing.
The tremor was one of the most grounded to hit Haiti since a 7.0 extent shake struck close to the capital Port-au-Prince in 2010, slaughtering a large number of individuals in the ruined Caribbean nation.
In a post on Twitter, Haiti’s President Jovenel Moise encouraged individuals to try to avoid panicking after the common security office said the shudder caused wounds and frenzy in northern towns.