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[[image:Magnitude7_earthquake_devastates_0018.jpg width="450" height="298" align="right" caption="A rockslide, only with expensive rocks." link="The Buster DecadeHR"]]The Earthquake in Haiti
The **2010 Haiti earthquake** was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 M earthquake, with an epicenter near the town of Léogâne, approximately 25 km (16 miles) west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. The earthquake occurred on Tuesday, January 12, 2010. By January 24, 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 230,000 people had died, 300,000 had been injured and 1,000,000 made homeless. They also estimated that 250,000 residences and 30,000 commercial buildings had collapsed or were severely damaged.