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Aftershocks

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) recorded eight aftershocks in the two hours after the main earthquake, with magnitudes between 4.3 and 5.9.
Within the first nine hours 32 aftershocks of magnitude 4.2 or greater were recorded, 12 of which measured magnitude 5.0 or greater
On 24 January USGS reported that there had been 52 aftershocks measuring 4.5 or greater since the main quake.
On 20 January at 06:03 local time (11:03 UTC) the strongest aftershock since the earthquake, measuring magnitude 5.9 Mw, struck Haiti.

Causes

The quake occurred in the vicinity of the northern boundary where the Caribbean tectonic plate shifts eastwards by about 20 mm per year in relation to the North American plate.
Stress builds up in points along the boundary and along its faults where parts of the crust stick; eventually that stress is released in a sudden, strong movement that causes the two sides of the fault to move and generate an earthquake.
Recovery
US President Barack Obama announced that former presidents Bill Clinton, who also acts as the UN special envoy to Haiti, and George W. Bush would coordinate efforts to raise funds for Haiti's recovery
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited Haiti on 16 January to survey the damage and stated that US$48 million had been raised already in the US to help Haiti recover.
On 15 January 2011, the Catholic Relief Services announced a US$200 million, five-year relief and reconstruction program that covers shelter, health, livelihoods, and child protection among its program areas.[
Consequences
The earthquake struck in the most populated area of the country. The International Federation of Red Cross estimated that as many as 3 million people had been affected by the quake.
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Characteristics of the Earthquake
It was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 earthquake, with an epicenter near the town of Léogâne (Ouest).
Transform movement.
Between northamerican plate and caribbean plate.
Seismic data suggest that the earthquake was on the Enriquillo fault, however, recently published Purdue University scientific studies suggest that this fault was not the one that provoqued it, but a new, unidentified seismic fault.
Protection
The 2010 Haiti Earthquake
Prediction
The earth is divided into about a dozen tectonic plates that float and shift, moving past each other at geologically slow rates.
The North American plate, which includes the United States and Canada, moves west relative to the Caribbean plate, at a rate of about an inch a year
There was a chilling, if imprecise, prediction in a paper by a group of U.S. geologists presented at the 18th Caribbean Geological Conference in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, in March of 2008.
Haitian Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive said the death toll from the quake was more than 316,000, raising the figures from previous estimates.
In February 2010 Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive estimated that 250,000 residences and 30,000 commercial buildings were severely damaged and than 1,300 schools and 50 health care facilities were destroyed.
(1) Improve your home's earthquake resilience
Evaluate your home's earthquake resilience, and improve it through steps such as fastening down furniture and putting anti-shatter coatings on glass windows.
(2) Stockpile water and foodstuffs
You should have at least three days' worth of drinking water and foodstuffs stockpiled. You should also have radios and flashlights prepared.
(3) Participate in disaster training
Get to know the people in your community better by getting actively involved in community disaster training.
(4) Discuss disaster preparedness with your family
Verify how you will get in touch with each other and where the relief shelters are.
Rescue & Relief efforts
Rescue efforts began in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake
The airport staff was strengthened in order to support 100 landings a day, compared to the 35 a day that the airport gets during normal operation.
Over the first weekend 130,000 food packets and 70,000 water containers were distributed to Haitians

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Aftershocks The United States Geological Survey (USGS) recorded eight aftershocks in the two hours after the main earthquake, with magnitudes between 4.3 and 5.9.

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Haiti earthquake - Live Cam in Palmera Market (12/01/2010)

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Live Cam in Palmera Market in the day of the earthquake, 12/01/2010. In this video, include different live cam in the market.

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How to Protect Yourself During an Earthquake | Disasters