<Ul> <Li> 12 January : the magnitude 7.0 2010 Haiti earthquake which occurred on 12 at 16 : 53 , local time . The earthquake killed between 46,000 and 316,000 people . Its epicentre was at approximately 25 km from Port - au - Prince , the capital . A dozen secondary shocks of magnitudes ranging from 5.0 to 5.9 were registered during the hours which followed . </Li> <Li> 20 January : A second earthquake of magnitude 6.1 occurred on 20 January 2010 at 06 : 03 local time . Its epicentre was at approximately 59 km west of Port - au - Prince , and at least 10 km beneath the surface . </Li> <Li> 20 October : A cholera epidemic hit outside of Port - au - Prince , killing at least 3,597 and sickening over 340,000 . </Li> <Li> 5 November : Hurricane Tomas hits and kills at least 10 Haitiens causing damage and worsening the cholera epidemic . </Li> </Ul>
<Ul> <Li> 12 January : the magnitude 7.0 2010 Haiti earthquake which occurred on 12 at 16 : 53 , local time . The earthquake killed between 46,000 and 316,000 people . Its epicentre was at approximately 25 km from Port - au - Prince , the capital . A dozen secondary shocks of magnitudes ranging from 5.0 to 5.9 were registered during the hours which followed . </Li> <Li> 20 January : A second earthquake of magnitude 6.1 occurred on 20 January 2010 at 06 : 03 local time . Its epicentre was at approximately 59 km west of Port - au - Prince , and at least 10 km beneath the surface . </Li> <Li> 20 October : A cholera epidemic hit outside of Port - au - Prince , killing at least 3,597 and sickening over 340,000 . </Li> <Li> 5 November : Hurricane Tomas hits and kills at least 10 Haitiens causing damage and worsening the cholera epidemic . </Li> </Ul>
name of hurricane that hit haiti in 2010
name of hurricane that hit haiti in 2010
Hurricane Tomas
Hurricane Tomas