Retrograde in History · 2010
2010 Haiti earthquake
On January 12, 2010, Mercury was mid-loop — retrograde in Capricorn, tracing backward through 6°20′ of the sign.
WhenJanuary 12, 2010♑︎Capricorn 6°20′Rx windowDec 26, 2009 – Jan 15, 2010
The record
On 12 January 2010, a magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake struck Haiti near Léogâne, approximately 25 kilometres west of the capital, Port-au-Prince.
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