PORT-AU-PRINCE (CMC):
An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.0 on the Richter scale rattled Thiotte in the South-East Department of Haiti on Tuesday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or loss of lives, the Civil Protection Unit has said.
It said that the quake occurred at 1:30 p.m. (local time) and was located at 18.26 degrees North latitude and 71.88 degrees West longitude, 4.42 km northeast of Thiotte.
The quake was also felt 36 kilometres southeast of Ganthier in the west, 20 km northeast of Belle-Anse and 59km southeast of Port-au-Prince at a depth of 12 km.