Haiti sees more aftershocks
www.chinaview.cn 2010-01-18 00:46:50   Print

    PORT-AU-PRINCE, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- An aftershock was felt in Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince on Sunday following Tuesday's 7.3-magnitude earthquake.

    Xinhua journalists in Haiti felt an aftershock at around 3:40 a.m. (0840 GMT) on Sunday, which broke the window glass at the campus of the Chinese peacekeeping police.

    The United States Geological Survey (USGS) detected at least 14aftershocks registering 5 or above on the Richter scale and 42 above 4.4 since Tuesday.

    The most strongly felt aftershock occurred at 10:59 a.m. (1559 GMT) on Saturday, said the USGS on its website on Sunday.

Editor: Mu Xuequan
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