ait i ▁Mon ▁Am our )" ▁is ▁a ▁song ▁recorded ▁by ▁Jay - Z , ▁B ono , ▁The ▁Edge ▁and ▁R ih anna ▁for ▁Hope ▁for ▁H ait i ▁Now , ▁a ▁live ▁album ▁by ▁various ▁artists ▁to ▁benefit ▁the ▁campaign ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name ▁to ▁alle vi ate ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁H ait i ▁earth qu ake . ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁Jay - Z , ▁The ▁Edge ▁and ▁B ono ▁and ▁produced ▁by ▁Sw izz ▁Be atz . ▁ ▁Background ▁▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁H ait i ▁earth qu ake ▁was ▁a ▁cat ast roph ic ▁magnitude ▁ 7 . 0   M w ▁earth qu ake , ▁with ▁an ▁ep ic enter ▁near ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Lé og â ne , ▁approximately ▁ ▁west ▁of ▁Port - au - Pr ince , ▁H ait i ' s ▁capital . ▁The ▁earth qu ake ▁occurred ▁at ▁ 1 6 : 5 3 ▁local ▁time ▁( 2 1 : 5 3 ▁UTC ) ▁on ▁T ues day , ▁ 1 2 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁By ▁ 2 4 ▁January , ▁at ▁least ▁ 5 2 ▁after sh ock s ▁meas uring ▁ 4 . 5 ▁or ▁greater ▁had ▁been ▁recorded . ▁An ▁estimated ▁three ▁million ▁people ▁were ▁affected ▁by ▁the ▁qu ake ; ▁the ▁H ait ian ▁government ▁reported ▁that ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 3 1 6 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁had ▁died , ▁ 3 0 0 , 0