The Haitian Civil Defense Authority told CNN that there have been casualties, injuries and heavy damage in Haiti following an earthquake that occurred on the island in the last hour.
At this time it is not yet known how many deaths there are at the site, and what the extent of the damage is, and reports continue to flow.
According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), a magnitude 7.2 earthquake shook the area about 12 kilometers northeast of San Luis do Sud, at a depth of 13 kilometers.
It should be noted that when it comes to earthquakes, the magnitude of the earthquake is important but also the conditions of the area.
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12, 2010, left some 300,000 dead, hundreds of thousands injured and much infrastructure destroyed.