The island was just beginning to start showing the first signs of recovery.
Seventy percent of Haiti's population lives on less than two dollars a day and half the 8.5 million population is unemployed.
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Strong quake hits Haiti, collapsing hospital
05:38 PM
The epicenter of the quake was 10 miles southwest of Port-au-Prince, the
capital.
By U.S. Geological Survey
A powerful earthquake has struck Haiti, collapsing a hospital, the AP is
reporting.
The U.S. Geological Survey put the preliminary magnitude at 7 and said the quake occurred at 4:53 p.m. ET, about 10 miles southwest of Port-au-Prince, the capital. It was 6.2 miles deep.
A 5.9 aftershock hit at 5 p.m., followed by a magnitude 5.5 at 5:12 p.m.
A tsunami watch has been issued for Haiti, Cuba, the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas, but the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says "a destructive widespread tsunami threat does not exist based on historical earthquake and tsunami data."
A tsunami is not expected along the coasts of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico states, and Eastern Canadian provinces, according to the Atlantic warning center.
An AP videographer saw the hospital in Petionville collapse and could hear
screams.
Update at 6:07 p.m. ET: USGS analyst Dale Grant told AP it was "the largest quake recorded in this area." The last strong quake was magnitude 6.7 in 1984.
Analyst Don Blakeman said, "I think we are going to see substantial damage and casualties." He added, "We expect more aftershocks because this is a large, shallow earthquake."
A U.S. Department of Agriculture official reported seeing houses that had
tumbled into a ravine.
"Everybody is just totally, totally freaked out and shaken," said Henry Bahn, who was visiting Haiti. "The sky is just gray with dust."
Bahn said he was walking to his hotel room when the ground began to shake.
Seventy percent of Haiti's population lives on less than two dollars a day and half the 8.5 million population is unemployed.
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Strong quake hits Haiti, collapsing hospital
05:38 PM
The epicenter of the quake was 10 miles southwest of Port-au-Prince, the
capital.
By U.S. Geological Survey
A powerful earthquake has struck Haiti, collapsing a hospital, the AP is
reporting.
The U.S. Geological Survey put the preliminary magnitude at 7 and said the quake occurred at 4:53 p.m. ET, about 10 miles southwest of Port-au-Prince, the capital. It was 6.2 miles deep.
A 5.9 aftershock hit at 5 p.m., followed by a magnitude 5.5 at 5:12 p.m.
A tsunami watch has been issued for Haiti, Cuba, the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas, but the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says "a destructive widespread tsunami threat does not exist based on historical earthquake and tsunami data."
A tsunami is not expected along the coasts of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico states, and Eastern Canadian provinces, according to the Atlantic warning center.
An AP videographer saw the hospital in Petionville collapse and could hear
screams.
Update at 6:07 p.m. ET: USGS analyst Dale Grant told AP it was "the largest quake recorded in this area." The last strong quake was magnitude 6.7 in 1984.
Analyst Don Blakeman said, "I think we are going to see substantial damage and casualties." He added, "We expect more aftershocks because this is a large, shallow earthquake."
A U.S. Department of Agriculture official reported seeing houses that had
tumbled into a ravine.
"Everybody is just totally, totally freaked out and shaken," said Henry Bahn, who was visiting Haiti. "The sky is just gray with dust."
Bahn said he was walking to his hotel room when the ground began to shake.
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