Justify the earthquake in Haiti?
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On January 12, 2010, Haiti is devastated by a massive earthquake. ... The tremor was felt as far away as Cuba and Venezuela, but the epicenter of the 7.0-magnitude quake was just 16 miles away from Port-au-Prince. Eight aftershocks followed the same day, and at least 52 were recorded over the next two weeks.
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Haiti is located in a seismic area that corresponds to the boundary between the Caribbean and the North American plates. The Enriquillo fault ruptured on 12 January 2010 at 4:53 p.m. local time and generated tremors that lasted about 35 seconds—most of the energy was released during a 15 second period (RMS 2010)
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