The U.S. government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development, strengthened the Government of Haiti’s ability to detect earthquake activity by funding five new seismometers.

The seismic surveillance station will monitor the Port-au-Prince and Northern regions, but an expanded network could cover more regions in the future. The seismometers, will replace the temporary surveillance equipment provided by the U.S. Government immediately after the earthquake, and build upon joint research between scientists of the Bureau des Mines (Haitian Bureau of Mines) and the US Geologist Survey. The Bureau des Mines will also receive technical training and logistical assistance to improve seismic surveillance.

"Instead of just giving the Government of Haiti data on seismic activity, we’re giving them the tools to do it themselves," said USAID/Haiti Mission Director Dr. Carleene Dei. "This is what we mean when we say we’re supporting the Government of Haiti’s plan to build back better."

HL/ HaitiLibre