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MASSIVE EARTHQUAKE HIT HAITI ON JANUARY 12, 2010
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On January 12 at 4:53 PM, the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that devastated Port-au-prince and its bordering towns and cities, also inflicted heavy losses and damages to the whole southern region of Haiti, especially Léogane and Jacmel. This earthquake, the deadliest one in the history of the Americas, took most Haitians by surprise and decimated and injured hundreds of thousand people in 30 seconds. While most Haitians were not aware such of the possibility of such a deadly earthquake in Port-au-Prince, the current Haitian government knew its imminence.
On September 25, 2008, Le Matin, a Haitian daily paper published an article written by Phoenix Delacroix to warn the Haitian government and educate the public on the possibility for a 7.2 magnitude quake to strike Port-au-prince. Ayiti Gouvènans translated the whole article into English and invites you to read it. Click here...
Map of northern Caribbean plate bounderies
From October 18, 1751 to January 12, 2010, Haiti has experienced 19 floods, 16 hurricanes, 8 earthquakes, 3 hurricanes and 2 tropical storms that have had a devastating impact on the whole country. Each of them has caused casualties, property damage, homelessness, etc. Here is a list of all the disasters that have afflicted Haiti for 260 years.
October 18, 1751 - Earthquake in Port-au-Prince, the city is destroyed.
June 3, 1770 - Earthquake in Port-au-Prince and the south. Cities are destroyed.
18-19 November 1816 - a cyclone caused considerable damage in rural areas of the Ouest Department and the Gulf of La Gonave.
May 7, 1842 - Earthquake in Cap-Haitian and in the whole northern region. Cap-Haitian, Port-de-Paix, Gonaives, Fort-Liberté are destroyed, and several towns in the Dominican Republic are also affected.
September 23, 1887 - Earthquake in the northern region of Haiti.
1904 - Earthquake in the northern region. Port-de-Paix and Cap Haitian are severely affected. Continue here...
