Haiti is in Tropical Storm Grace’s potential path
Haiti’s Civil Protection told CNN there have been fatalities and damage.
A tsunami threat that had been issued for the region has passed, according to the US Tsunami Warning System.
The earthquake was about 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) northeast of Saint-Louis-du-Sud and 10 kilometers deep, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).
A 5.2-magnitude aftershock hit later in the morning about 20 kilometers west-northwest of Cavaillon, Haiti, according to the USGS.
Haiti is in the cone of Tropical Storm Grace, and the storm could have an impact on the area from Monday into Tuesday, CNN Meteorologist Haley Brink said.
Haitian President Jovenel Moise was killed July 7.
Merone is in Port-au-Prince, about 100 miles from Saint-Louis-du-Sud, and said the shaking there lasted “more than five to ten seconds,” and both sides of his house were shaking.
Henry said he has mobilized the government to assess and help.
“Following the earthquake that caused enormous damage in the South, Grand’Anse and Nippes, I have already mobilized the entire government team to adopt all necessary measures- as a matter of urgency,” the tweet read.
Correction: An earlier version of this story gave the incorrect depth of Saturday’s earthquake near Haiti. It was 10 kilometers deep, according to the USGS.
CNN’s Theresa Waldrop contributed to this report.
