Haiti hit by second strong earthquake
Pastor Dale Morgan
Haiti hit by second strong earthquake*
Earthquake measuring 6.1 hits Haiti as country reels from earthquake
devastation eight days ago
* Vikram Dodd and agencies
* guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 20 January 2010 11.46 GMT
Haiti has been hit by a second earthquake. Photograph: Gregory Bull/AP
A strong earthquake hit Haiti today, waking people from their beds and
sending others running into the streets.
The US Geological Survey says the quake measured 6.1, and hit a country
already ravaged by an earthquake eight days ago.
The tremor was centered 26 miles west-northwest of Jacmel, and there
were no immediate reports of injuries.
The US Geological Survey says the quake struck at a depth of 13.7 miles.
Ed Pilkington, the Guardian correspondent in Port-au-Prince, 35 miles
from the epicentre, said this morning's quake was strong enough to be
felt in the Haitian capital.
Pilkington tweeted: "just been woken by my bed shaking in #Haiti.
another after shock."