Claude Prépetit, Geological Engineer Coordinator of the Technical Unit of Seismology (UTS) of the Bureau of Mines and Energy informs us that a low seismic shaking magnitude 3.7 on the Richter scale was recorded Sunday, September 2, 2012 at 8:03 am.
Located only at a depth of 9.7 km, the epicenter was located, according to the USGS (United States Geological Survey), 4 km south of Léogâne, 25 km south-west of Carrefour and 33 km West Southwest of Port-au-Prince. As shown the location map of epicenters.
It is very difficult to know if it is a replica of the 12 January 2010 or a demonstration of the fault of the southern peninsula. However, this new shock, However, this new shock, comes to reminded us the permanent seismic activity on the island and the importance to always be prepared to face this threat.
