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The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake with an epicenter near the town of Léogâne (Ouest Department) approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Port-au-Prince Haiti’s capital. The earthquake occurred at 16:53 local time (21:53 UTC) on Tuesday 12 January 2010.By 24 January at least 52 aftershocks measuring 4.5 or greater had been recorded. An estimated three million people were affected by the quake.
