Earthquake in Haiti
A 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.
The earthquake caused major casualties and damage affecting about 5.4 million people.
- Type of event
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- Location of event
- Haiti
- Date of Charter Activation
- 2010-01-13
- Time of Charter Activation
- 11:00
- Time zone of Charter Activation
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- 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
- Activation ID
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- Project Management
- CNES in collaboration with the SAFER project in the framework of the GMES initiative.
- Value Adding
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