Second Earthquake Strikes Haiti

by Gary Kopycinski on January 20, 2010

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Port-au-Prince, Haiti–(ENEWSPF)–January 20, 2010. The U.S. Geological Survey has reported that a magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Haiti today. This second earthquake hit at 6:03 a.m. (1103 GMT) approximately 35 miles (56 kilometers) northwest of Port-au-Prince and 13.7 miles (22 kilometers) below the surface.