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Home : Latest activations : Earthquake in Haïti

Earthquake in Haïti

A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.0 hit Haiti on the 12th of January 2010 at 21h53 (GMT), 16h53 (local time) . The main shock's epicentre is located 15km to the South West of the capital city, Port-au-Prince. Heavy damage and many casualties are reported and feared. Much housing and several official buildings, like the presidential building, are reported to have collapsed. The headquarters of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) is very seriously damaged. Many facilities are also reported to be collapsed and/or seriously damaged. SAFER, in collaboration with the International Charter on Space and Major Disasters, was triggered to provide crisis mapping and to support the aid response.

 

Type of event	Activation
Event location	Republic of Haiti , Port-aux-Prince
Date of event	Since 12th January, 2010
SAFER triggered by	COGIC, WFP, BBK,  through the International Charter on Space and Major Disasters
SAFER triggered on	14th January, 2010

SAFER delivered products

Safer products were produced by SERTIT and DLR/ZKI and are also available on the SERTIT and DLR/ZKI web sites:
http://sertit.u-strasbg.fr/SITE_RMS/2010/01_rms_haiti_2010/01_rms_haiti_2010.html
http://www.zki.dlr.de/applications/2010/haiti/182_en.html

Presumed damaged buildings  Download map  Location: City of Port-au-Prince, Haiti Theme: Presumed damaged building Scale: 1:7 500 Background:  GeoEye-1 image (50cm) acquired the 13th of January 2010

Damage assessment overview  Download map  Location: City of Port-au-Prince, Haïti Theme: Damage assessment map  Scale: 1:25 000 Background: Worldview-2 image acquired on January 14, 2010.

Earthquake crisis map #3  Download map  Location: Area of Port-au-Prince, Haiti Theme: Damage assessment map Scale: 1:25 000 Background: Natural colour SPOT5 (2.5m) acquired the 3rd of July 2007

Earthquake crisis map #4  Download map  Location: Haïti Theme: Population overview map of Haïti  Scale: 1:400 000 Background: Combination of several sources

Earthquake crisis map #5  Download map  Location: Area of Port-au-Prince, Haiti Theme: Pre-Disaster overview detailmaps Port-au-Prince - Earthquake, Haiti Scale: 1:25 000 Background: Combination of several sources

Earthquake crisis map #6  Download map  Location: City of Port-au-Prince, Haïti Theme: Pre-Disaster overview detailmaps Port-au-Prince - Earthquake, Haiti Scale: 1:5 000 Background: Combination of several sources

Earthquake crisis map #7  Download map  Location: Area of Port-au-Prince, Haiti Theme: Pre-Disaster overview detailmaps Port-au-Prince - Earthquake, Haiti Scale: 1:5 000 Background: Combination of several sources

Earthquake crisis map #8  Download map  Location: City of Port-au-Prince, Haïti Theme: Pre-Disaster overview detailmaps Port-au-Prince - Earthquake, Haiti Scale: 1:5 000 Background: Combination of several sources

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