In 2010, experienced a major a disaster that struck outside the city of port-au-prince. a. haiti . . earthquake b. peru . . flood c. brazil . . landslide d. chile . . earthquake

In 2010, ___Haiti__ experienced a major ___Earthquake___, a disaster that struck outside the city of Port-Au-Prince. I know this because I went to Haiti and helped out there. I also have friends who live there. Plus it was all over the news.

A. Haiti , earthquake

Explanation:

The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a major catastrophic event of 7.0 magnitude. Had an epicenter 25 km away from the port au prince.  Occurred for 4.56 minutes on 12 Jan 2010. About 52 aftershocks were felt after the earthquake of 4.5 magnitudes.An estimated 3 million people were affected, and 160,000 deaths occurred. Haiti is a french colony and sits on the Enriquillo - Plantain Garden fault zone that is at the end of its seismic cycle.