At least 227 people have died after a 7.2 earthquake rocked Haiti Saturday.

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Location of the earthquake (Google maps)

The earthquake occurred 7 miles northeast of Saint-Louis-du-Sud and occurred at a depth of 6 miles according to the United States Geological Survey.

> [#Breakingnews](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Breakingnews?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)  
> 7.2 strong [#earthquake](https://twitter.com/hashtag/earthquake?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) rock the coast of [#Haiti](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Haiti?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw). [#tsunami](https://twitter.com/hashtag/tsunami?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) warning.This is the strongest [#earthquake](https://twitter.com/hashtag/earthquake?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) after 2018 .  
> Pray 4 the People of [#Haiti](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Haiti?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) . Stay strong prayer 🙏[#haitiearthquake](https://twitter.com/hashtag/haitiearthquake?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/wJOnle4TG7](https://t.co/wJOnle4TG7)
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> — Nihar Ranjan (@NiharRa48923691) [August 14, 2021](https://twitter.com/NiharRa48923691/status/1426549132806610944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Reports from the ground indicate significant damage to all infrastructure, including homes, with numerous people trapped.

> We need more than prayers [#Haiti](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Haiti?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) 😭 [pic.twitter.com/tWaQn26NH5](https://t.co/tWaQn26NH5)
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> — ✨Nene 🇭🇹 (@yntch0) [August 14, 2021](https://twitter.com/yntch0/status/1426571695238811654?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

There is no tsunami threat to the Gulf Coast states of the United States, but videos from Haiti do show a significant receding of the water immediately after the earthquake occurred.

> [#BREAKING](https://twitter.com/hashtag/BREAKING?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)  
> Watch the sea water recede after the earthquake in [#haiti](https://twitter.com/hashtag/haiti?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)[#earthquake](https://twitter.com/hashtag/earthquake?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/HMqVBbi7Ke](https://t.co/HMqVBbi7Ke)
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> — Algeria – News (@Algeria\_News\_DZ) [August 14, 2021](https://twitter.com/Algeria_News_DZ/status/1426554874293063684?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

A 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti in 2010 (January 12) leaving close to 300,000 people dead.

Updates to come!

More than 200 people dead after a 7.2 earthquake rocks Haiti