Haiti Rocked By 6.1 Aftershock
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -More rubble is falling from Port-au-Prince’s earthquake-damaged buildings following today’s powerful aftershock. There’s no word on the extent of new damage or injuries.
The magnitude-6.1 temblor was the largest of the more than 40 significant aftershocks that have followed the massive January 12th quake.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was centered about 35 miles west-southwest of Port-au-Prince — a little further from the capital than last week’s epicenter.
Agency geophysicist Bruce Pressgrave says nobody knows if a still-stronger aftershock is possible. Pressgrave says aftershocks can die out very quickly. But he says they could go on for weeks or months as the earth adjusts to the new stresses caused by the initial quake.
