Major magnitude 7.3 quake hits Haiti - USGS (Breaking!)

Reuters UK ^ | 01/12/2010 | n/a

[Pyro7480]

A major magnitude 7.3 quake hit the impoverished country of Haiti Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

The epicentre of the quake, which was initially reported a magnitude 7.0 off the coast, was located inland, six miles (10 km) west of Carrefour, close to the capital Port-au-Prince and was only 20.5 miles (30 km) deep. Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere....

[NEMDF]

Or Costa Rica? I know someone vacationing all this week in Costa Rica.

[stillafreemind]

Thanks so much..do you have a link?

[HerrBlucher]

I will post however I please, if you don’t like it that is just tough. If the mods don’t like it they will delete. Get a life!

[nevergore]

For direct shear ...yes...

For underwater landslides....no...

The underwater landslides will cause tsunamis as well....

And earthquakes cause underwater landslides....

[TaraP]

Yes but GOD knows better than us to get those people’s attention when they don’t see perilous times or a need for GOD.....

[GOPJ]

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/pager/events/us/2010rja6/index.html

[halo66]

This is the largest quake to occur in this region per USGS

[John W]

http://www.iris.edu/seismon/

[cripplecreek]

Looks like the border between the north American and Caribbean plates.

[Sleeping Freeper]

More info here...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34829978/ns/world_news-americas/

[jersey117]

Wow only ten miles. The epicenter is so close to the city.

[stillafreemind]

BINGO John! That is exactly the one I was wanting..thank you very much!

[mware]

Depends on how deep the fault is. Lots of displaced water.

[freedumb2003]

I knew it was something like that. For plate tectonics, I prefer the simpler diagram I use for reference:

As always, I am grateful to Tom Weller...

[don-o]

Grow a heart.

[BluH2o]

As if the poor people of Haiti didn’t have it hard enough already!

A genuine sentiment ... however, most of the misery Haiti has experienced is of their own making.

[cripplecreek]

I point to the UN as one Haitian problem because the UN will never let them self govern or prosper even if they can.

[mware]

1751 Earthquake (Heinl, p. 34). Geggus (Major Port Towns, p. 88) says that Port-au-Prince was levelled by this quake.

1751 Earthquake (Heinl, p. 34). Geggus (Major Port Towns, p. 88) says that Port-au-Prince was levelled by this quake.

1770, June 3. Earthquake at Port-au-Prince and Okay. (Brown, vol. I) 200 dead. (Heinl, p. 34) p. 31 Sir Spenser St. John claims an earthquake of 15 days destroyed Port-au-Prince. Geggus (Major Port Towns, p. 88) also mentions it.

1842, May 7. earthquake. Shook whole island. (see Heinl, p. 177) 10,000 people dead

1887, Sept. 23. Heavy earthquake. Shook north, northwest, Gonaives, St. Marc and brought down the new cathedral of Port-au-Paix. (Heinl, p. 294.)

[SaraJohnson]

Seems a lot of shakin’ going on out there, huh Tara. Not good.