By Shannon Thaler For Dailymail.Com and ReutersPublished: 09:23 EDT, 14 August 2021 | Updated: 09:57 EDT, 14 August 2021A major earthquake struck western Haiti on Saturday and was felt across the Caribbean where people fled their homes for fear that buildings might collapse. The 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck five miles from the town of Petit Trou de Nippes, about 7.5 miles west of Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince. It had a depth of about eight miles, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. It's been years since such a big earthquake,' said Daniel Ross, a resident in the eastern Cuban city of Guantanamo, adding that his home stood firm but the furniture shook. The US Tsunami Warning System said there was no tsunami warning after the quake.

Source: The Nation August 14, 2021 13:52 UTC