4.7 quake hits Haiti

An earthquake measuring 4.7 in magnitude hit Haiti on Sunday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

There were no immediate reports of damage from the quake that struck 30 kilometres west of the capital, Port-au-Prince, at a shallow depth of four kilometres at about 5:51 p.m. ET, Reuters reported.

In a preliminary estimate, the USGS saidthe quake was 5.5. in magnitude and had a depth of 33 kilometres.

On Jan. 12,a 7.0 quakedevastated Haiti, killing an estimated 200,000 and making two million homeless, according to the European Commission.