Here are four facts about Haiti Earthquake on Tuesday the 12th of January 2010:
It had a magnitude of 7.0 on the Richter scale.
It was the worst earthquake in Haiti since the year 1770.
The largest after-shock reached 5.9 on the Richter scale.
Over a year on, Haitians are still dying because they have diseases because they have no home.
Haiti (located in Central America) was suffering from a big earthquake in February 2010.
The epicenter of the 2021 Haiti earthquake was located about 8 miles northeast of Saint-Louis du Sud, a town in the southern region of Haiti.
Scientists in Haiti knew that an earthquake was inevitable due to the country being located along the boundary of the Caribbean and North American tectonic plates, which were building up stress over time. This tension was released in the form of a devastating earthquake on January 12, 2010, with a magnitude of 7.0.
The magnitude of the Haiti earthquake that occurred on January 12, 2010, was measured at a magnitude of 7.0 on the Richter scale. This earthquake caused significant destruction and loss of life in Haiti's capital city, Port-au-Prince, and the surrounding areas.
The Haiti earthquake in 2010 was caused by a strike-slip fault interaction along the Enriquillo-Plantain Garden Fault Zone. This fault zone is located along the boundary between the Caribbean Plate and the North American Plate.
They had an earthquake just a little bit ago. :)
what time did the earthquake came and hit Haiti
There was a big earthquake in 2010 in Haiti. The earthquake was 7.0
Haiti did have an earthquake on 12 January 2010.
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The magnitude of Haiti's recent earthquake was 7.0
The earthquake in Haiti began on the 12th of January 2010
The Haiti earthquake was measued at a magnitude of seven on the ricter scale.
No, the Haiti earthquake in 2010 was not the strongest earthquake ever recorded. The strongest earthquake ever recorded was the 1960 Valdivia earthquake in Chile, which had a magnitude of 9.5 on the Richter scale.
Haiti was very peacefully before the latest earthquake.
The major earthquake that devastated Haiti occurred on January 12, 2010.