▁ ▁Cas ual ties ▁The ▁earth qu ake ▁killed ▁ 1 8 ▁people ▁and ▁ 5 4 8 ▁people ▁were ▁injured . ▁N ine ▁of ▁the ▁death s ▁occurred ▁in ▁Port - de - Pa ix , ▁seven ▁in ▁Gros - Mor ne ▁and ▁one ▁in ▁Saint - Louis ▁du ▁Nord . ▁ ▁Response ▁President ▁J oven el ▁Mo ï se ▁instruct ed ▁residents ▁to ▁stay ▁calm ▁and ▁stated ▁that ▁authorities ▁would ▁be ▁respond ing ▁to ▁those ▁who ▁need ▁help . ▁ ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Jean - Hen ry ▁C é ant ▁said ▁that ▁a ▁cabinet ▁had ▁been ▁created ▁to ▁help ▁organ ize ▁the ▁emer gency ▁response . ▁ ▁The ▁day ▁after ▁the ▁earth qu ake , ▁President ▁Mo ï se ▁visited ▁Port - de - Pa ix ▁de ▁over see ▁the ▁recovery ▁efforts . ▁ ▁After sh ock s ▁There ▁have ▁been ▁two ▁after sh ock s ▁since ▁the ▁initial ▁earth qu ake ▁struck . ▁A ▁magnitude ▁ 5 . 2 ▁event ▁occurred ▁nearly ▁ 2 0 ▁hours ▁after ▁the ▁main sh ock , ▁with ▁another ▁magnitude ▁ 4 . 2 ▁event ▁happening ▁about ▁ 5 ▁hours ▁later . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁ 8 ▁months ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 2 6 ▁earth qu akes ▁between ▁the ▁magn itudes ▁of ▁ 2 . 9 ▁and ▁ 4 . 6 ▁recorded . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁H ait i ▁earth qu ake ▁Category : 2 0 1 8 ▁in ▁H ait i ▁Category : E arth