The Last Major Earthquake In Haiti
Haiti Earthquake
The last major earthquake to hit Haiti prior to the 2010 was in 1984. On the 12th of January 2010 the small Caribbean country of Haiti was hit by a catastrophic earthquake of 7.0 magnitude. The earthquake struck on the afternoon of the 12th of January at 4:57pm and hit south-west of the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince killing 316,000 and affecting millions of residents. 1.5 million people were displaced and approximately 250,000 residences and 30,000 commercial buildings were severely damaged. The first quake registered a 7.0 on the Richter scale and shortly after was followed by two aftershocks of 5.9 and 5.5. The aftershocks continued numerous days after the initial quake, one hitting on the 20th of January at the town
The last major earthquake to hit Haiti prior to the 2010 was in 1984. On the 12th of January 2010 the small Caribbean country of Haiti was hit by a catastrophic earthquake of 7.0 magnitude. The earthquake struck on the afternoon of the 12th of January at 4:57pm and hit south-west of the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince killing 316,000 and affecting millions of residents. 1.5 million people were displaced and approximately 250,000 residences and 30,000 commercial buildings were severely damaged. The first quake registered a 7.0 on the Richter scale and shortly after was followed by two aftershocks of 5.9 and 5.5. The aftershocks continued numerous days after the initial quake, one hitting on the 20th of January at the town