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Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Collection of facts about the 2010 Haiti earthquake

This post is a collection of facts about the 2010 Haiti earthquake. There are 7 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Occurred January 12th
• Magnitude 7.0 earthquake
• Epicenter was Léogâne
• 52 aftershocks 4.2 magnitude or greater by January 24th
• Major damage to the capital Port-au-Prince
• 250,000 residences collapsed
• Between 100,000 and 316,000* deaths

* disputed government estimate