Earthquake with power of 4.7 on the Richter Scale rocked Haiti on Monday (2/22/2010)

WASHINGTON  A mild 4.7 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti on Monday 20 miles west of Port-au-Prince, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.The quake struck at 4:36 a.m./0936 GMT at a depth of 6.2 miles, the USGS said.There were no immediate reports of damage.the location of the earthquake is estimated to be 35 kilometers west of the capital Port Au Prince, in the depth of 10 kilometers.”Until now there are no casualties or damage reported. The earthquake has no potential tsunami,” he said.

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