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2010 Haiti earthquake: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date January 12, 2010
Location Haiti • Hispaniola

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Several people search through the rubble of a collapsed building, retrieving belongings after a major earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Map showing the 2010 Haiti earthquake's epicenter near Port-au-Prince, with concentric colored zones indicating levels of perceived shaking from extreme (red) to moderate (green). Fault lines, tectonic plate boundaries, and major affected cities are marked. The map also lists the percentage of destruction in several cities and highlights the Enriquillo-Plantain Garden Fault.
The Haitian National Palace in Port-au-Prince with its central dome and roof collapsed, showing severe earthquake damage; people and cars are visible in the foreground.
Haiti earthquake: water
Port-au-Prince after the Haiti earthquake of 2010
Haiti earthquake of 2010: search and rescue
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USGS ShakeMap; Haiti
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