A magnitude 5.9 earthquake occurred at 00:11:49 UTC on 7 October 2018, (6 October 2018 19:11:50 local time and date), 18.7 km (11.6 mi) SE of Port-de-Paix, Nord-Ouest department, Haiti; 19 km (11.8 mi) SE of Ti Port-de-Paix, Nord-Ouest, Haiti and 72.2 km (44.9 mi) SSE of Gonayiv, Artibonite, Haiti.