About this picture: Haiti Earthquake Bodies piled
The United States Geological Survey recorded six aftershocks in the two hours after the main earthquake of magnitudes approximately 5.9, and 4.5. Within the first nine hours 26 aftershocks of magnitude 4.2 or greater were recorded, with twelve of them magnitude 5.0 or greater.
According to a member of the USGS, based on the strength and location of the quake, about three million people would have been affected.
Since the quake occurred under land rather than water, structures and people on the surface were directly exposed to the tremors, particularly since the fault was quite shallow.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami warning after the quake, but cancelled it shortly afterwards.
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