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







