According to a report by the Russian Satellite Network on August 15, according to data from the Haitian Civil Defense Department, the Haiti earthquake has caused 1,297 deaths.
It is said that at least 5,700 people were injured in the earthquake.
At 7:29 on the 14th local time, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake occurred in the Nipps province in western Haiti. The epicenter was about 150 kilometers away from the capital of Haiti, Port-au-Prince, and the focal depth was about 10 kilometers.
Subsequently, there have been many aftershocks in the area, the largest one so far is 5.2.
Related experts believe that aftershocks may last for weeks or months, causing greater losses.
On January 12, 2010, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Haiti. The total number of victims exceeded 300,000 and more than 1 million people were left homeless.
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