This is a list of populated places and structures affected by the 2010 Haiti earthquake, a magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake that occurred on 12 January 2010, with an epicentre approximately 25 km (16 mi) west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, [1] and affected an estimated three million people. [2] The Haitian government estimated that 230,000 people died, [3] 300,000 were injured and 1,000,000 made homeless by the quake. [4]
The earthquake caused extensive damage to infrastructure in southwestern Haiti—in February, Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive estimated that 250,000 residences and 30,000 commercial buildings had collapsed or were severely damaged. [5] The deputy mayor of Léogâne, at the epicentre of the earthquake, [6] reported that 90 percent of buildings in the city were destroyed and Léogâne had "to be totally rebuilt." [7] As much as 90 percent of Grand-Goâve was devastated, including all public buildings. [8] [9] In Gressier, 40–50 percent of buildings were destroyed; the same in the worst-affected areas of Carrefour. [10] Jacmel, the capital of Sud-Est department, also was heavily affected; 70 percent of homes in the city were damaged according to the mayor of Jacmel, [11] as well as the airport, hospital and city hall building. [12] [13]
Many landmark buildings were damaged or destroyed, including the Presidential Palace, [14] the National Assembly building ( Palais Législatif), the Supreme Court building ( Palais de Justice) [15] and the Holy Trinity and Port-au-Prince Cathedrals. [15] Port-au-Prince's main port and airport, the Port international de Port-au-Prince and Toussaint Louverture International Airport also suffered severe damage, [16] [17] as did Killick, the Haitian Coast Guard's base in the capital city. [18] The Ciné Institute, Haiti's only film school, "lost two buildings". [19]
Populated place | Haitian Creole | Arrondissement | Notes |
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Bel Air | Bèlè | Port-au-Prince | [20] |
Carrefour | Kafou | Port-au-Prince | 40–50% of buildings destroyed in the worst-affected areas of the town [10] |
Grand-Goâve | Grangwav | Léogâne | 90% destroyed, [8] including all public buildings [9] |
Gressier | Gresye | Port-au-Prince | 40–50% of buildings destroyed, including the police station [10] |
Léogâne | Leyogàn | Léogâne | epicentre; [6] 80–90% of buildings damaged [10] or destroyed [7] |
Pétion-Ville | Port-au-Prince | [21] | |
Petit-Goâve | Tigwav | Léogâne | [22] |
Port-au-Prince | Pòtoprens | Port-au-Prince | |
Titanyen | Arcahaie | burial site of tens of thousands of earthquake victims in multiple mass graves [23] |
Populated place | Haitian Creole | Arrondissement | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Jacmel | Jakmèl | Jacmel | 70% of homes damaged; [11] airport and city hall damaged; [12] [13] hospital "half-destroyed" [12] |
Les Palmes | |||
Morne-à-Chandelle |
Structure | City/town | Type | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption | Port-au-Prince | cathedral | [15] |
Christopher Hotel | Port-au-Prince | hotel | |
Ciné Institute | Jacmel | school | Haiti's only film school, "lost two buildings" [19] |
Holy Trinity Cathedral | Port-au-Prince | cathedral | "devastated" [15] |
Hôtel Montana | Port-au-Prince | hotel | |
Jacmel Airport | Jacmel | airport | damaged [12] |
Killick ( Coast Guard base) | Port-au-Prince | government | "several key buildings" destroyed and "mess hall, depot and main administrative buildings" damaged [18] |
National Palace | Port-au-Prince | government | destroyed [14] |
Palais de Justice | Port-au-Prince | government | [15] |
Palais Législatif | Port-au-Prince | government | |
Port international de Port-au-Prince | Port-au-Prince | port | north (main) pier destroyed, south pier damaged [16] |
Toussaint Louverture International Airport | Port-au-Prince | airport | air traffic control tower "knocked out" [17] |
This is a list of populated places and structures affected by the 2010 Haiti earthquake, a magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake that occurred on 12 January 2010, with an epicentre approximately 25 km (16 mi) west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, [1] and affected an estimated three million people. [2] The Haitian government estimated that 230,000 people died, [3] 300,000 were injured and 1,000,000 made homeless by the quake. [4]
The earthquake caused extensive damage to infrastructure in southwestern Haiti—in February, Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive estimated that 250,000 residences and 30,000 commercial buildings had collapsed or were severely damaged. [5] The deputy mayor of Léogâne, at the epicentre of the earthquake, [6] reported that 90 percent of buildings in the city were destroyed and Léogâne had "to be totally rebuilt." [7] As much as 90 percent of Grand-Goâve was devastated, including all public buildings. [8] [9] In Gressier, 40–50 percent of buildings were destroyed; the same in the worst-affected areas of Carrefour. [10] Jacmel, the capital of Sud-Est department, also was heavily affected; 70 percent of homes in the city were damaged according to the mayor of Jacmel, [11] as well as the airport, hospital and city hall building. [12] [13]
Many landmark buildings were damaged or destroyed, including the Presidential Palace, [14] the National Assembly building ( Palais Législatif), the Supreme Court building ( Palais de Justice) [15] and the Holy Trinity and Port-au-Prince Cathedrals. [15] Port-au-Prince's main port and airport, the Port international de Port-au-Prince and Toussaint Louverture International Airport also suffered severe damage, [16] [17] as did Killick, the Haitian Coast Guard's base in the capital city. [18] The Ciné Institute, Haiti's only film school, "lost two buildings". [19]
Populated place | Haitian Creole | Arrondissement | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Bel Air | Bèlè | Port-au-Prince | [20] |
Carrefour | Kafou | Port-au-Prince | 40–50% of buildings destroyed in the worst-affected areas of the town [10] |
Grand-Goâve | Grangwav | Léogâne | 90% destroyed, [8] including all public buildings [9] |
Gressier | Gresye | Port-au-Prince | 40–50% of buildings destroyed, including the police station [10] |
Léogâne | Leyogàn | Léogâne | epicentre; [6] 80–90% of buildings damaged [10] or destroyed [7] |
Pétion-Ville | Port-au-Prince | [21] | |
Petit-Goâve | Tigwav | Léogâne | [22] |
Port-au-Prince | Pòtoprens | Port-au-Prince | |
Titanyen | Arcahaie | burial site of tens of thousands of earthquake victims in multiple mass graves [23] |
Populated place | Haitian Creole | Arrondissement | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Jacmel | Jakmèl | Jacmel | 70% of homes damaged; [11] airport and city hall damaged; [12] [13] hospital "half-destroyed" [12] |
Les Palmes | |||
Morne-à-Chandelle |
Structure | City/town | Type | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption | Port-au-Prince | cathedral | [15] |
Christopher Hotel | Port-au-Prince | hotel | |
Ciné Institute | Jacmel | school | Haiti's only film school, "lost two buildings" [19] |
Holy Trinity Cathedral | Port-au-Prince | cathedral | "devastated" [15] |
Hôtel Montana | Port-au-Prince | hotel | |
Jacmel Airport | Jacmel | airport | damaged [12] |
Killick ( Coast Guard base) | Port-au-Prince | government | "several key buildings" destroyed and "mess hall, depot and main administrative buildings" damaged [18] |
National Palace | Port-au-Prince | government | destroyed [14] |
Palais de Justice | Port-au-Prince | government | [15] |
Palais Législatif | Port-au-Prince | government | |
Port international de Port-au-Prince | Port-au-Prince | port | north (main) pier destroyed, south pier damaged [16] |
Toussaint Louverture International Airport | Port-au-Prince | airport | air traffic control tower "knocked out" [17] |