The Earthquake/Building Damage in Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Click on the image to magnify. Source: The European space agency This damage evaluation map released by the European Space Agency shows the levels of damage in Port-au-Prince area of Haiti, following a 7.0 magnitude earthquake and several aftershocks that hit the Caribbean nation on Jan. 12, 2010. Credit: ESA

Magnitude Earthquake Hit Haiti’s Capital

(CNN) — “A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Tuesday near Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, the U.S. Geological Survey. Several witnesses reported heavy damage and bodies in the streets of the Haitian capital. There was no estimate of the dead and wounded Tuesday evening, but the U.S. State Department has been told to expect “serious loss of life,” [...]