Haiti: Earthquake in Port-au-Prince causes panic

A small earthquake shook the capital of Haiti – Port-au-Prince, on Monday, causing people in the capital to scramble out of buildings in fear.

U.S. Geological Survey seismologist Susan Hoover said the earthquake had a magnitude of 3.5. The epicenter was 27 kilometers northeast of Port-au-Prince and was relatively shallow at 10 kilometers deep.

The earthquake caused panic among some residents of Port-au-Prince who remembered the 7.0-magnitude monster that struck the southern part of the country in 2010 and killed thousands of people.

A Haiti government official said there were no immediate reports of damage.

The tremor struck at 7:39 p.m. EST.

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