Powerful 7.2 Earthquake Rocks Haiti, Another Big Quake Strikes Near Alaska

A major earthquake struck Haiti early Saturday, collapsing buildings and historical cathedrals in southern and western parts of a nation that has struggled to recover from a devastating quake that left more than 300,000 dead just over a decade ago, The United States Geological Survey placed the quake at magnitude at 7.2, as did the Puerto Rico Seismic Network, which if verified would make the seismic event stronger than the devastating 2010 earthquake, which measured 7.0. Tremors were felt all the way to Jamaica.- Learn More: