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Haiti earthquake: fault visible from Space

Haiti earthquake: fault visible from Space as stress had Built Underground for Decades; PHOTO A magnitude 7.0 earthquake occurred on January 12, 2010, at Port-au-Prince, Haiti, with major impact to the region and its citizens. This perspective view of the pre-quake topography of the area clearly shows the fault that is apparently responsible for the earthquake as a prominent linear landform immediately adjacent to the city.

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Haiti earthquake: fault visible from Space