A moderate 4.0-magnitude earthquake rattled offshore waters near Haiti’s northwest coast in the early hours of Saturday, July 11, 2026, according to preliminary seismic data. The tremor was recorded at 12:10:54 a.m. local time, following a Friday night onset that put the seismic event within the window between July 10 and 11.
Geographic positioning places the earthquake’s epicenter 18 kilometers north of Jean Rabel, a coastal town in Haiti’s North-West Department. Coordinates for the epicenter mark it at 20.03 degrees north latitude and 73.20 degrees west longitude, placing it 31 kilometers northeast of another northwest coastal hub, Môle Saint-Nicolas, 23 kilometers west of Tortue Island, and roughly 109 kilometers northwest of Cap-Haitien, the largest city in Haiti’s northern department. Seismic analysts estimate the hypocenter of the quake sits at a relatively shallow depth of 5 kilometers below the ocean floor.
In the immediate aftermath of the seismic activity, Haiti’s Directorate of Civil Protection (DPC) confirmed that as of the latest update, no reports of human casualties, physical injuries, or structural damage have been linked to the earthquake. The moderate intensity of the tremor, paired with its offshore location, is thought to have limited potential for widespread harm to coastal communities in the affected region.