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Compounding the problems of the quake aftermath will likely be the numerous aftershocks that accompany any major earthquake. Though aftershocks are typically several orders of magnitude below the original temblor, they can still cause further damage, especially with the precarious building situation in Haiti.

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"There is no doubt that we are facing a major humanitarian emergency and that a major relief effort will be required," said United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

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Experts have estimated that the death toll will likely reach into the thousands, with untold numbers homeless.

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Haiti is a poor country with lax building standards and high population density, which makes buildings more likely to crumble, according to Blakeman. "Unfortunately that's going to be a lot of the factor here," he said.

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When the two jagged edges catch, they hold at first. The mounting pressure eventually forces them to grind past each other. That's what causes an earthquake.

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The Caribbean plate slid past the North American plate. These plates are rigid parts of the Earth's crust that slide separately on our planet's molten core.

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The Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity Through Partnership Encouragement (HOPE) Act was signed in 2006.

The agreement boosted Haiti's apparel industry by allowing duty-free exports to the United States.

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The earthquake struck just as Haiti’s economy was just starting to grow again. The U.S. Congress had just approved a hugely beneficial trade agreement.

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Haiti was already the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Eighty percent of the population were under the poverty line and 54% lived in abject poverty

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It destroyed 106,000 homes and damaged another 188,383 houses.(Source: Inter-American Development Bank)

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More than 230,000 people were killed and another 300,000 were injured by the 2010 earthquake. More than 600,000 people left Port-au-Prince to stay with families outside the capital, and displaced 1.5 million people living in camps.