This was reported on the official website of the White House.
“We offer our deepest condolences to anyone who has lost loved ones or witnessed the destruction of their homes ... I authorized an immediate US response and appointed USAID Administrator Samantha Power as a senior US official to coordinate efforts,” the President of the United States said in a statement.
He stressed that Washington is ready to make efforts to assess the damage and provide assistance to victims of the earthquake.
Seismologists on August 14 recorded a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Haiti.
The country's authorities have introduced a state of emergency in connection with the incident.
According to the latest data, the earthquake killed 227 people.