At least 11 people were killed and several buildings were damaged after a 5.9-magnitude earthquake hit the northwest coast of Haiti late Saturday.
The quake shook the Carribean nation at 00.10 GMT (Sunday) at a depth of 11.7 km. The epicenter of the quake was located about 19km northwest of the city of Port-de-Paix.
According to an AFP report, a government spokesperson confirmed the death of 11 people, seven of them in Port-de-Paix, the capital of Haiti's Nord-Ouest department. Four others were killed in the town of Gros-Morne, about 50km to the southeast.
Two minor aftershocks were registered, according to Haiti's civil protection agency, which further said that there is no danger of a tsunami.
Haitians are still reeling from the 7.1-magnitude earthquake that struck Port-au-Prince in 2010 and killed over 3,00,000, rendering several more homeless. The Carribean nation is quite vulnerable to earthquakes.
President Jovenel Moise urged people to remain calm, and said that the local authorities are helping those in need. He added that Prime Minister Jean-Henry Ceant is heading an inter-miniserial disaster response task force.