Haïti, 15 Years after the Earthquake of January 12, 2010
On 12 January 2010, at 4:53 p.m. local time, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the
Republic of Haiti, with an epicenter located approximately 25 km south and west of the capital city of Port-au-Prince. Near the epicenter of the earthquake, in the city of Le ´oga ˆne, it is
estimated that 80%–90% of the buildings were critically damaged or destroyed. The metro-
politan Port-au-Prince region, which includes the cities of Carrefour, Pe ´tion-Ville, Delmas,
Tabarre, Cite Soleil, and Kenscoff, was also severely affected. According to the Govern-
ment of Haiti, the earthquake left more than 316,000 dead or missing, 300,0001 injured, and
over 1.3 million homeless (GOH 2010). According to the Inter-American Development
Bank (IDB) the earthquake was the most destructive event any country has experienced in
modern times when measured in terms of the number of people killed as a percentage of the
country’s populatio
- October 1935: Unnamed storm kills more than 2,000 people before strengthening into hurricane.
- October 1954: Hurricane Hazel kills hundreds and razes coffee and cacao plantations.
- October 1963: Hurricane Flora hits southwestern region as Category 4 storm, killing about 6,000.
- August 1964: Hurricane Cleo hits southwest as Category 4 storm, killing nearly 200.
- September 1966: Hurricane Inez hits southern region as Category 3 storm, killing nearly 500.
- August 1980: Hurricane Allen barrels into southern coast, causing about 200.
- September 1988: Hurricane Gilbert wrecks southern coast, killing dozens and causing $90 million in damage.
- November 1994: Tropical Storm Gordon hits southern region, killing more than 1,100 people causing about $50 million in damage.
- 1998: Hurricane Georges kills more than 800, displaces nearly 170,000, destroys 80 percent of Haiti’s crops and causes more than $300 million in damage.
September 2004: Tropical Storm Jeanne causes heavy flooding and landslides that kill about 2,000 and leave 200,000 homeless in Gonaives, Haiti’s third-largest city.
October 2007: Tropical Storm Noel unleashes mudslides and floods, killing about 60.
August/September 2008: Tropical Storm Fay and hurricanes Gustav, Hanna and Ike strike Haiti in space of one month, killing some 800 and causing $1 billion in damage.
Houses of Legros
In 2016, Crefis decided to take a picture of the houses of Legros. Perhaps, in 20 years we will see the progress made in the
Activities in 2024
Planting trees and seeds of yuca in Legros in 2024 and 2025.
Activities en 2019
Crefis did not just provide seeds and tools for groups of Family in Legros. the idea was to start a bank of seeds and tools.
Haïti, 15 Years after the Earthquake of January 12, 2010
The 12 January 2010 Mw 7.0 earthquake in the Republic of Haiti caused an
estimated 300,000 deaths
Forest Agriculture: a lifeline for Haïti
Forest agriculture: a development and survival effort for the Haitian people and their environment
The Six Pillars of Crefis
Center for Research, Training, Support , Investment, and Monitoring