2010年海地太子港地震

Magnitude 7.0 and shallow, the earthquake that struck near Port-au-Prince in 2010 became one of the most lethal disasters of the modern era, with a reported toll of about 316,000 dead and 30,000 injured. Roughly 97,000 homes were destroyed and damage approached 8 billion dollars, a staggering loss for the Caribbean's poorest nation. The event originated within the tectonically active boundary zone between the Caribbean and North American plates, where strike-slip faulting accommodates their relative motion. Its concentration of destruction in a crowded, lightly engineered capital illustrated how moderate magnitude can produce extreme mortality where construction is vulnerable.

2010年海地太子港发生M7.0地震，震源较浅。造成31.6万人死亡，损失惨重。位于加勒比板块边界区域；震源深度不详。