The January 12, 2010, Haiti earthquake occurred in the boundary region separating the Caribbean plate and the North America plate. Severe damage and casualties in the Port-au-Prince area. Felt throughout Haiti and the Dominican Republic, in Turks and Caicos Islands, southeastern Cuba, eastern Jamaica, in parts of Puerto Rico and the Bahamas, and as far as Tampa, Florida and Caracas, Venezuela.
Haiti Earthquake Facts and Maps Details :
- Magnitude : 7.0
- Date-Time : Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 21:53:10 UTC
- Location 18.457°N, 72.533°W
- Depth 13 km (8.1 miles)
- Distances 25 km (15 miles) WSW of PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti; 130 km (80 miles) E of Les Cayes, Haiti; 150 km (95 miles) S of Cap-Haitien, Haiti; 1125 km (700 miles) SE of Miami, Florida
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