Natural disasters, too unpredictable, too fast to even see it coming. That's how it was in Haiti, as the January 12 earthquake failed to release all tensions, and once again bringing yet another disaster to Haiti just 9 months later, 25th October (date of the article).
Neither study gave any indication of when this feared earthquake could occur.
No indicaations of when the next fearful event will happen, it could be a good thing. Afterall, why would one want to know when he'll die in a natural disaster instead of living his life till the day has come? However, I'm not a victim there, neither have I been through such terrible experiences, therefore I could only sympathise with their situation.
Its stated in the article that "The culprit (Earthquake) was initially thought to be a well-known but poorly understood fault called the Enriquillo-Plantain Garden Zone (EPGZ), where 7.0 quakes occurred in 1751 and 1770.". I was quite amazed by this finding, or rather, puzzled. Never have I imagined that the the damage done in 1751 and 1770 could last for so many centuries; 3 centuries. A teenager like me have more to uncover.
In my entire 17 years of life, I've heard about quakes, floods, droughts. Never have I experienced ANY of them. Yet when I see this "for the January quake was very big and occurred close to the surface.", I tried to imagine the impact then, yet being inexperienced, my imagination just shut off.
I actually salute all these seismologists for being so detailed in their findings, and how much they actually went through. Through sympathising, I can only pray for the people's safety.
-MELISSA
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