On Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 21:53:09 UTC, Haiti was struck by magnitude 7.0 earthquake centered approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 miles) from Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti.

Below are some links detailing the 2010 Haiti Earthquake

• Haiti’s Agony – article detailing the earthquake (via Dot Earth)
• USGS Earthquake Details – details of the earthquake (via USGS)
• Teachable Moments (via Incorporated Research Insitutions for Seismology)
• Hundreds of Photos from the 2010 Haiti Earthquake (via Yahoo! News)
• Geotechnical Engineering Reconnaissance of the 2010 Haiti Earthquake: Version 1: February 22, 2010
• THE MW 7.0 Haiti Earthquake of January 12, 2010: USGS/EERI Advance Reconnaissance Team: TEAM REPORT V. 1.1 (.pdf)