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2010 Haiti earthquake, magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck some 15 miles (25 km) southwest of the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince on January 12, 2010. Haiti’s government estimated that more than 300,000 were killed, but other estimates were considerably smaller.
The magnitude 7.0 M w earthquake occurred inland, on 12 January 2010 at 16:53 (UTC−05:00), approximately 25 km (16 mi) WSW from Port-au-Prince at a depth of 13 km (8.1 mi) [8] on blind thrust faults associated with the Enriquillo-Plantain Garden fault system [29] and lasted less than 30 seconds.
On 12 January 2010, at 4:53 p.m. local time, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the Republic of Haiti, with an epicenter located approximately 25 km south and west of the cap-ital city of Port-au-Prince.
80% of education in Haiti was provided in often poor-quality private schools, the state system generally provided better education but provided far too few places; Half of people in Port-au-Prince had no access to latrines and only one-third has access to tap water; IMPACT OF THE 12 JANUARY 2010 EARTHQUAKE. 7.0 Magnitude Quake struck near Port ...
On January 12, 2010, Haiti is devastated by a massive earthquake. It drew an outpouring of support from around the globe but the small nation has yet to fully recover. Haiti has a history...
What? A 7.0 magnitude earthquake. When? The earthquake occurred on January 12th, 2010, at 16.53 local time (21.53 GMT). Where? The earthquake occurred at 18.457°N, 72.533°W. The epicentre was near the town of Léogâne, Ouest department, approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital.
On 2010/01/12 at 21:5310 UTC a magnitude 7.0 earthquake occurred 25 km (15 miles) WSW of Port-au-Prince, Haiti (18.443°N, 72.571°W). This page provides data from the Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunami (DART®) buoys.
The magnitude (M) 7.0 Haiti earthquake of January 12, 2010, triggered landslides throughout much of Haiti on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea. The epicenter of the quake was located at 18.44°N., 72.57°W. at a depth of 13 kilometers (km) approximately 25 km southwest of the capital, Port-au-Prince.
On January 12th, 2010, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the Republic of Haiti, its epicenter a mere 25 km from the capital city of Port-au-Prince. Its impact, however, spread much farther. In the aftermath of the disaster, there was a reported estimation of 316,000 people dead or missing, another 300,000 were injured, and over 1.3 million ...
The magnitude 7.0 quake -- the most powerful to hit Haiti in a century -- struck shortly before 5 p.m. and was centered about 10 miles (15 kilometers) southwest of Port-au-Prince, the U.S....