Haiti, located at the boundary of the Caribbean and the North American tectonic plates, suffered a major magnitude 7.0 earthquake on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 4:53:09 p.m. local time. Thousands are feared dead in the earthquake and millions are likely to be impacted in Haiti. Haiti has has a population of 9.2 million people who live off an average per capita income of US $3.60 per day.
The USGS provides maps of the impacted region. CNN provides the latest news coverage of the quake. You can help vicitims of the earthquake in Haiti by donating the Haiti relief fund of the International Committee of the Red Cross.
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