More damage reported after 6.1-magnitude Haiti aftershock
By DPA, IANSWednesday, January 20, 2010
Port-au-PRINCE - A strong aftershock struck Haiti Wednesday, a week after a 7.3-magnitude earthquake that could have killed up to 200,000 people in the Caribbean nation.
Residents in the city’s outlying areas reported leaping from their beds after the early morning quake. Media reports from downtown Port-au-Prince spoke of fresh building collapses in the wake of the aftershock.
The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the 6.1-magnitude quake struck at 1103 GMT, with its epicentre some 60 km west of the capital. Its depth was recorded at 9.9 kilometres.
The aftershock comes as international aid efforts are in full swing in Haiti, one of the world’s poorest and most troubled nations.
Some estimates have put the death toll at up to 200,000 people from the initial quake.
USGS scientists have measured dozens of aftershocks since the devastating earthquake, including two that followed within the hour, measuring 5.9 and 5.5 on the Richter scale.
The quake struck at 4.53 p.m. (2153 GMT) Jan 12, some 15 km southwest of the city at a depth of 10 km.
