Blog Week 5: Volcanoes in Haiti

 Haiti is not known for any recent volcanic activity. Haiti has two known volcanoes: Morne la Vigie and Thomazeu. But, they are considered to be, "Pleistocene Volcanoes," aka extinct. Both previous volcanoes are described to be north of the capital Port-au-Prince. The two volcanoes are described to have been active around 1.5 million years ago. Haiti's most prominent natural disasters are earthquakes and hurricanes due to the country's location near to the equator as well as being set between two complex fault systems. 


Sources: https://www.sarakauss.com/thomazeau-haiti-live-beyond-day-4/

https://volcano.si.edu/volcanolist_countries.cfm?country=Haiti#:~:text=Haiti%20has%200%20Holocene%20volcanoes,Minor

https://www.wikiwand.com/en/articles/Thomazeau_Volcano

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  1. Elisa HeikkalaSeptember 19, 2025 at 6:11 PM

    Great post! I didn’t realize Haiti had volcanoes, even if they’re considered extinct. It’s interesting how both our countries have very limited volcanic activity compared with places like Indonesia or Alaska. In my post, I talked about Barren Island, India’s only active volcano, which has erupted on and off in recent years but poses little risk because it’s far from people. Haiti’s bigger threats, as you mentioned, are earthquakes and hurricanes, while India’s are mostly earthquakes, floods, and cyclones rather than volcanoes. It shows how natural hazards vary so much by location, even when the geology might suggest otherwise.

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  2. Ana GGSeptember 21, 2025 at 11:38 AM

    Very interesting. What would be your specific mitigation efforts for this hazard?

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