2010 Earthquakes - 2010 Haiti Earthquake, 2010 Canterbury Earthquake, Earthquakes in 2010, 2010 Yushu Earthquake, 2010 Pichilemu Earthquake (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 40. Chapters: 2010 Haiti earthquake, 2010 Canterbury earthquake, Earthquakes in 2010, 2010 Yushu earthquake, 2010 Pichilemu earthquake, 2010 Baja California earthquake, 2010 Serbia earthquake, October 2010 Sumatra earthquake and tsunami, 2010 Central Canada earthquake, 2010 Elaz earthquake, January 2010 Solomon Islands earthquake, 2010 Salta earthquake, 2010 Kalgoorlie-Boulder earthquake, 2010 Kaohsiung earthquake, 2010 Eureka earthquake, 2010 Bonin Islands earthquake, 2010 New Britain earthquakes, 2010 Hosseinabad earthquake, 2010 Papua earthquake, April 2010 Sumatra earthquake, 2010 Mindanao earthquakes, July 2010 Iran earthquake, 2010 Oaxaca earthquake, May 2010 Northern Sumatra earthquake, 2010 Algeria earthquake, 2010 Afghanistan earthquake. Excerpt: The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake, with an epicentre near the town of Leogane, approximately 25 km (16 miles) west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. The earthquake occurred at 16:53 local time (21:53 UTC) on Tuesday, 12 January 2010. By 24 January, at least 52 aftershocks measuring 4.5 or greater had been recorded. An estimated three million people were affected by the quake; the Haitian government reported that an estimated 316,000 people had died, 300,000 had been injured and 1,000,000 made homeless. International agencies, including the United States Agency for International Development, have suggest that the death toll is much lower at somewhere between 46,000 and 92,000, and 220,000, with around 1.5 million to 1.8 million homeless. The government of Haiti also estimated that 250,000 residences and 30,000 commercial buildings had collapsed or were severely damaged. The earthquake caused major damage in Port-au-Prince, Jacmel and other settlements in the region. Many notable landmark buildings were significantly damaged or destroyed, ...