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Jun 18, 2024 · 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.
It is the deadliest earthquake and deadliest natural disaster of 2021. It is also the worst disaster to strike Haiti since the 2010 earthquake. UNICEF estimates more than half a million children were affected.
The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 M w earthquake that struck Haiti at 16:53 local time (21:53 UTC) on Tuesday, 12 January 2010. [8] [9] The epicenter was near the town of Léogâne, Ouest department, approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital.
Aug 14, 2021 · PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A magnitude 7.2 earthquake violently shook Haiti on Saturday morning, a devastating blow to an impoverished country reeling from a presidential assassination last month...
Aug 14, 2021 · A powerful earthquake has struck the Caribbean nation of Haiti, killing at least 304 people and injuring more than 1,800. The 7.2-magnitude quake hit the west of the country on Saturday...
Aug 14, 2021 · What happened? An earthquake of 7.2 magnitude struck Haiti on Saturday morning. It was stronger than the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that devastated the Caribbean country in 2010.
Aug 19, 2021 · Five days after an earthquake killed more than 2,000 people, many in Haiti are still waiting for help. Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry says his country is "on its knees" after more than...
Aug 15, 2021 · Here is what to know about the Haiti earthquake. A church collapses, and a priest worries it can’t provide for families relying on it. In photos: destruction and despair in Haiti after...
Aug 15, 2021 · The Haitian government has declared a state of emergency after at least 304 people died in a 7.2 magnitude earthquake that hit Haiti Saturday morning, the country’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry...
Aug 16, 2021 · LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) — The death toll from a 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Haiti climbed to 1,297 on Sunday, a day after the powerful temblor turned thousands of structures into rubble and set off franctic rescue efforts ahead of a potential deluge from an approaching storm.
