Haiti earthquake

The Haiti earthquake, which struck on January 12, 2010, was a powerful natural disaster caused by the movement of the Earth's tectonic plates along the Enriquillo-Plantain Garden fault zone. With a magnitude of 7.0, it released significant energy, leading to widespread destruction in a densely populated area. The quake caused buildings to collapse, infrastructure damage, and a humanitarian crisis, resulting in over 200,000 deaths and hundreds of thousands injured. It highlighted vulnerabilities in Haiti's infrastructure and highlighted the importance of disaster preparedness and resilient building practices in seismically active regions.