On January 12, 2010 a severe earthquake took place at the Coast of Haiti with a magnitude of 7.0 causing major damage. The epicentre was registred about 10 km deep and 16 km southwest of the capital city Port-au-Prince. In the city a large number of buildings such as the palace, government and UN-buildings, embassies and hospitals were affected or destroyed. Telecommunication as well as electricity and water supply failed.

		ZKI Satellite image maps: Damage assessment overview map Port-au-Prince January 20, 2010 - 05:35 UTC The maps of ZKI show the damage assessment of Port-au-Prince and surroundings.  More ...