The vast difference between Haiti and the Dominican Republic ...
A dozen major earthquakes measuring 7.0 or greater on the Richter scale have occurred in the Caribbean near Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the island of Hispaniola in the past 500 years ...
This includes Colombia, Haiti, Belize, Saba ... was one of the largest recorded in the Caribbean region. The Islands are located near the Septentrional-Oriente fault zone, which is an active ...