Discover interesting facts about how big earthquakes can get, why earthquakes happen, and why they're so hard to predict.

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In 2021, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck southern Haiti, causing significant damage to infrastructure, though the densely populated city of Port-au-Prince was largely spared from damage.

Another earthquake struck just before 4:20 p.m. Thursday near Avenal, measuring a magnitude 4.4. Earlier this week, four earthquakes shook further north on the coast of Humboldt County.