7.0 Earthquake hits Haiti

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck near the capital city of Haiti, one of the poorest countries in Latin America, causing damage to buildings including a hospital.

The earthquake hit 10 miles (about 15 kilometers) southwest of Port-Au-Prince, a city of about 2 million inhabitants, at 4:53 p.m. New York time, the U.S. Geological Survey said on its Web site. Two aftershocks of 5.9 and 5.5 struck within the next 20 minutes, according to USGS.