Earthquake Haiti
2010 Haiti Earthquake
M7.0 earthquake near the capital of the Western Hemisphere's poorest nation.
Background from Wikipedia
A catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake struck Haiti at 16:53 local time on Tuesday, 12 January 2010. The epicenter was near the town of Léogâne, Ouest department, approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. The earthquake is locally nicknamed Goudougoudou, an onomatopoeia for the sound of collapsing buildings.
From the Wikipedia article “2010 Haiti earthquake”, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikipedia's figures may differ from the sources cited on this page.
Sources & references
Impact figures
| Fatalities | 230,000 |
|---|---|
| Economic damage | $8,000,000,000 (nominal) |
| People affected | 3,000,000 |
| Region | Port-au-Prince |
Figures per cited sources; estimates for older events vary.
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