Haiti 2010 Earthquake——How to Explain Such Huge Losses?

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Laurent Hou
Peijun Shi
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[1] Key Laboratory of Environmental Change and Natural Disasters, Ministry of Education of China, Beijing Normal University
[2] State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, Beijing Normal University
[3] Academy of Disaster Reduction and Emergency Management, Ministry of Civil Affairs and Ministry of Education of China,Beijing Normal University
[4] Paris 4 University (Sorbonne), ENEC (Espace, Nature et Culture)
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This article provides an overview of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti on 12 January 2010, with emphasis on the disaster losses. This catastrophic event has entered world history as one of the most destructive earthquakes on record. Yet, we only have a very incomplete idea of the losses it caused. Conflicting estimates have been published by different institutions, organizations, and individuals. The article tries to present the reasons why this event, which was a strong but not an exceptional earthquake, has caused so much devastation.
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