Why Haiti is prone to devastating earthquakes
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Earthquakes have been wreaking havoc in Haiti since at...
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Earthquakes have been wreaking havoc in Haiti since at...
Earthquakes have been wreaking havoc in Haiti since at least the 18th century, when the city of Port-au-Prince was destroyed twice in 19 years. Saturday’s powerful quake killed hundreds and injured thousands more. Eleven years earlier a temblor killed tens of thousands of people, if not hundreds of thousands.
As rescuers search for survivors in the Caribbean nation, here's a look at why Haiti has had so many devastating earthquakes over the centuries and why
Earthquakes have been wreaking havoc in Haiti since at least the 18th century, when the city of Port-au-Prince was destroyed twice in 19 years.
Haiti sits near the intersection of two tectonic plates that make up the Earth’s crust, which makes it extremely vulnerable.