7.0 in Haiti!!!

[cycloneye]

CM,this is in spanish from the Dominican Republic but I can translate.There are some power outages in parts of the country but no reports of damage nor deaths so far.The goverment will help Haiti with humanitarian aid.

http://www.elnuevodia.com/dominicanahac ... 58954.html

Cycloneye, sorry if it has been asked before but was the earthquake felt in Puerto Rico or in some areas of the island?

No reports in Puerto Rico that it was felt.

[cycloneye]

Here is an eyewitness account by two Puertorricans who are in Haiti.Is in spanish but they talk about horrific scenes where they were at the time the quake hit.

http://www.elnuevodia.com/nosabrazamosy ... 58933.html

[Stephanie]

My thoughts and prayers are with the people of Haiti as well. I heard the news on the radio on the way home. I'm afraid of what we will see tomorrow.

[LSU2001]

CNN reported a few minutes ago that the US was trying to determine the status of the airport to determine if aid can be flown in immediately.

I say re-task an amphibious task force to provide a beach head and to fly in aid. We can respond with military might almost anywhere in the world in a matter of hours so we should be able to get aid into Haiti. We should accept NO excuses for the delay of humanitarian aid. But I remember Katrina where we couldn't get aid into a US state so I won't hold my breath.
Tim

[srainhoutx]

Just did a quick check on a couple flights that were scheduled to depart Port Au Prince. Appears the airport is/was open. An American Airlines flight (1908) is inbound to MIA after an hour + delay. Hopefully some good news on getting help in quickly.

[angelwing]

EMSC has it listed as a 7.2!!!!

EMSC earthquake notification

Magnitude 7.2 12/01/2010 21:53 HAITI REGION

These parameters are preliminary and subject to revisions.
For updates, please consult: http://www.emsc-csem.org


A magnitude 7.2 earthquake has occurred HAITI REGION at:
18.47N 72.56W Depth 10km 12/01/2010 at 21:53:10 (Universal Time)

Earthquake location with respect to nearby cities:
16 km SW Carrefour (pop 442156, local time 16:53 2010-01-12)
9 km SE Léogâne (pop 11510, local time 16:53 2010-01-12)

[WeatherLovingDoc]

Just did a quick check on a couple flights that were scheduled to depart Port Au Prince. Appears the airport is/was open. An American Airlines flight (1908) is inbound to MIA after an hour + delay. Hopefully some good news on getting help in quickly.

The airport being functional would be wonderful news indeed!

[Ptarmigan]

A strong and shallow earthquake near Port-au-Prince. That is a catastrophe right there! Terrible situation for them.

[srainhoutx]

Just did a quick check on a couple flights that were scheduled to depart Port Au Prince. Appears the airport is/was open. An American Airlines flight (1908) is inbound to MIA after an hour + delay. Hopefully some good news on getting help in quickly.

The airport being functional would be wonderful news indeed!

The flight is a 767/300. I see CNN reporting the flight was boarding at the time of the quake.

[HURAKAN]

CM,this is in spanish from the Dominican Republic but I can translate.There are some power outages in parts of the country but no reports of damage nor deaths so far.The goverment will help Haiti with humanitarian aid.

http://www.elnuevodia.com/dominicanahac ... 58954.html

Cycloneye, sorry if it has been asked before but was the earthquake felt in Puerto Rico or in some areas of the island?

No reports in Puerto Rico that it was felt.

[WeatherLovingDoc]

"The flight is a 767/300. I see CNN reporting the flight was boarding at the time of the quake."

How did the pilot know the runway ahead was not collapsed? Sounds like scenes out of a terror movie.

[Derek Ortt]

airport should remain open since it is in an open area

not much can be derived from that

[HURAKAN]

5+ Earthquakes

MAP 5.1 2010/01/13 01:16:52 18.431 -72.856 10.0 HAITI REGION
MAP 5.2 2010/01/13 00:59:06 18.257 -72.914 10.0 HAITI REGION
MAP 5.0 2010/01/13 00:43:28 18.541 -72.486 10.0 HAITI REGION
MAP 5.1 2010/01/12 23:12:04 18.390 -72.570 10.0 HAITI REGION
MAP 5.5 2010/01/12 22:12:05 18.485 -72.556 10.0 HAITI REGION
MAP 5.9 2010/01/12 22:00:42 18.321 -72.848 10.0 HAITI REGION
MAP 7.0 2010/01/12 21:53:10 18.451 -72.445 10.0 HAITI REGION

[x-y-no]

airport should remain open since it is in an open area

not much can be derived from that

Only that the runway wasn't badly damaged by heaving.

[HURAKAN]

Interesting that this massive earthquake occurred in a "relatively" quiet area





6 7+ quakes in 110 years or 1 every 18.3 years

[srainhoutx]

airport should remain open since it is in an open area

not much can be derived from that

Only that the runway wasn't badly damaged by heaving.

Exactly the point of my post. This bodes well for inbound search and rescue personel and equipment.

[LSU2001]

FAA, Miami center says it cannot establish communication with Haiti airport, will not send flights until link is made - NBC Sad

[HURAKAN]

Shaking Intensity

[Derek Ortt]

airport should remain open since it is in an open area

not much can be derived from that

Only that the runway wasn't badly damaged by heaving.

that would make sense as CNN has reported that this was a slip fault... not like the fault that caused the tsunami. Most of the waves were lateral, not vertical

[srainhoutx]

another strong after shock 5.3

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ ... 10rkal.php