2010 Haiti yirdquauk

The 2010 Haiti yirdquauk wis a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 M_w yirdquauk, wi an epicenter near the toun o Léogâne (Ouest Depairtment), approximately 25 km (16 mile) wast o Port-au-Prince, Haiti's caipital. The yirdquauk occurred at 16:53 local time (21:53 UTC) on Tuesday, 12 Januar 2010.

2010 Haiti yirdquauk

Date	Tuesday, 12 Januar 2010
Oreegin time	16:53
Magnitude	7.0 Mw
Depth	13 km (8.1 mile)
Epicentre	18.457°N 72.533°W / 18.457; -72.533
Max. intensity	MM X
Peak acceleration	0.5 g[1]
Tsunami	Yes (localized)[2]
Casualties	316,000 daiths (government estimate; 2nt deadliest yirdquauk o aw time)[3]

Bi 24 Januar, at least 52 aftershocks measurin 4.5 or greater haed been recorded. An estimatit three million fowk wur affectit bi the quake. The heichest reliable daith coont wis estimatit at 220,000.^[4] Haitian govrenment estimates wur heicher.^[5]

The govrenment o Haiti estimatit that 250,000 residences an 30,000 commercial biggins haed collapsed or wur severely damaged.^[6]