The 2010 earthquake in Haiti meant a devastating loss of life, shelter, and livelihood. More than two hundred thousand people in the country died, 1.5 million became homeless, and upward of $7 ...

Disruption to trade is a secondary effect as it is caused by the primary effect (damage ... is the 2010 Haiti Earthquake that killed over 200,000 people, largely due to weak buildings collapsing.

In 2021, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck southern Haiti, causing significant damage to infrastructure, though the densely populated city of Port-au-Prince was largely spared from damage.