On January 12, 2010, around 5 p.m., a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit 10 miles south-west from the densely populated city of Port-au-Princehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8455629.stm, the capital Haiti.http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Earthquake-Hits-Haiti-US-Geological-Survey-Issues-Tsunami-Warning/Article/201001215520368?lpos=World_News_Top_Stories_Header_0&lid=ARTICLE_15520368_Earthquake_Hits_Haiti%3A_US_Geological_Survey_Issues_Tsunami_Warning Several aftershocks followed, two of which had a richter scale measurement of 5.9 and 5.5.
Immediately after the earthquake, pictures from the area were spread through Twitter. As other news sources from the area were scarce due to electricity and communication outages, these pictures became one of the main sources of information.http://twicsy.com/?search=haiti&sort=date
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Fast Facts
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Location of earthquake
10 miles outside of Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti.
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Notable damage
Presidential Palace and Ministry of Commerce were stricken.
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Time of earthquake
January 12, 2010 at around 5 p.m.
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Estimated casualties
Hundreds to thousands
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Fact:
Right after the earthquake many pictures were shared through Twitter and Twitpic
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Fact:
A relieffund has been started by Yele.org, and donations requests have been sent out via Twitter. The request is re-tweeted in multitudes.
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PLEASE NOTE THAT SOME PHOTOS CAN BE VERY SHOCKING!
