The earthquake's epicentre (the point on the surface directly above the earthquake rupture zone) was 25 km WSW of the Haitian capital city, Port-Au-Prince.
According to the US Geological Survey the exact co-ordinates were 18.457°N, 72.533°W.
The hypocentre (the point within the Earth where the rupture actually occurred) was located at a depth of 13 km below the surface.
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Haiti's earthquake was not strong enough to produce a tsunami. The earthquake caused a lot of destruction in Haiti, but that was largely because the buildings in Haiti had not been designed to withstand earthquakes. The earthquake in Haiti had its epicentre on LAND not in the ocean. Thus there was no sea floor movement associated with the earthquake which could have produced a tsunami.
Haiti was struck by a major earthquake on January 12, 2010.
The magnitude 7.0 earthquake that hit Haiti on January 12, 2010 was located 15 miles WSW of the capital Port-Au-Prince. According to the US Geological Survey the exact co-ordinates were 18.457°N, 72.533°W. Please see the related question for more information about this earthquake and about historical seismic activity in Haiti.
The major earthquake that devastated Haiti occurred on January 12, 2010.
Assuming that you are referring to the earthquake that occured in January 2010, the focus or hypocentre (the point within the Earth where the rupture actually occurred) was located at a depth of 13 km below the surface. Please see the related question for further information.
The epicentre of an earthquake this the point in the earth where the earth moved (fractured) to cause the shaking of the ground. The 2010 Haiti earthquakes epicentre was located 15 miles WSW of Port-Au-Prince and was at a depth of 8.1 miles. it was a 7.0 magnitude earthquake.
Haiti's earthquake was not strong enough to produce a tsunami. The earthquake caused a lot of destruction in Haiti, but that was largely because the buildings in Haiti had not been designed to withstand earthquakes. The earthquake in Haiti had its epicentre on LAND not in the ocean. Thus there was no sea floor movement associated with the earthquake which could have produced a tsunami.
Haiti did have an earthquake on 12 January 2010.
The earthquake in Haiti began on the 12th of January 2010
Haiti was struck by a major earthquake on January 12, 2010.
The general name is 'the epicentre'. In Haiti it was the town of Leogane.
The magnitude 7.0 earthquake that hit Haiti on January 12, 2010 was located 15 miles WSW of the capital Port-Au-Prince. According to the US Geological Survey the exact co-ordinates were 18.457°N, 72.533°W. Please see the related question for more information about this earthquake and about historical seismic activity in Haiti.
The major earthquake that devastated Haiti occurred on January 12, 2010.
Assuming that you are referring to the earthquake that occured in January 2010, the focus or hypocentre (the point within the Earth where the rupture actually occurred) was located at a depth of 13 km below the surface. Please see the related question for further information.
The earthquake hit Haiti on the 12th of January, Tuesday, 2010( 4:53 PM local time). It was a walloping 7.0 MW earthquake with an epicentre near the town of Leogane approximately 25 km (16 miles) west of port Au prince the capital of Haiti. Hope i answered the question :)
Haiti happened on the 12th of January 2010
Haiti was struck by a major earthquake on January 12, 2010.