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Landslide inventory maps were created with ArcGIS and Google Earth to visually detect mass wasting coverage. We assessed LULC characteristics of new landslide areas for pre- and post-earthquake to find out what types of land cover most likely caused landslide events and how they were affected by human migration in Haiti. The result shows that the mass wasting events increased yearly. In conclusion, there was no obvious change in forested land after the earthquake while agriculture, and grass land showed an increase in the number of landslide. Grass land and lightly vegetated areas are easier to access in terms of geographical features. 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