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Earthquake in HaitiWednesday, 13 January 2010Type of Event:
Earthquake
Location of Event:
Haiti
Date of Charter Activation:
13/01/2010
Charter Requestor:
French Civil Protection, UNOOSA on behalf of UN Peacekeeping Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), Public Safety of Canada, American Earthquake Hazards Programme of USGS
Project Management:
CNES in collaboration with the SAFER project in the framework of the GMES initiative.
Description of the eventA major earthquake of magnitude 7 struck south-east of Haiti, the capital city Port-au-Prince, on Tuesday, 12 January 2010, followed by several aftershocks over 5. Density of bridge & road obstacles in Port-au-Prince and Carrefour, Haiti
Additional crisis map provided by UNITAR/UNOSAT in addition to this Charter Action Source: GeoEye-1, QuickBird-2
Acquired: 13/01/2010, 04/03/2008
Copyright: GeoEye 2009, DigitalGlobe
Image processing, map created by UNITAR/UNOSAT. Damage assessment for major buildings/infrastucture in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti
Additional crisis map provided by UNITAR/UNOSAT in addition to this Charter Action Source: GeoEye-1, QuickBird-2
Acquired: 13/01/2010, 04/03/2008
Copyright: GeoEye 2009, DigitalGlobe
Image processing, map created by UNOSAT. |
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