A major earthquake hit Haiti on the 12/1/10 at 5pm local time. There were over 1000 feared dead in the 7.0 magnitude. It was the most powerful earthquake to hit Haiti in more than 200 years. It's epicenter was only 16km from the capital Port-au-Prince. Aftershocks went through out the night and Wednesday. It's power was 5.9 magnitude. Experts said that the epicenter was very shallow at a depth of 10km. The earthquake ruined the presidents palace, but the president has been saved.
On the map at the right the red places mean that the earthquake was heavy as in the capital Port-au-Prince. The yellow spots are from strong to severe and the green and blue areas are from weak till moderated.
1 comment:
You had good factual information in the first part of your article, Emma, then in the second you helped interpret your graphic. Telling what the colors mean was a nice touch.
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