The Haiti earthquake struck at 4:53 pm local time, Tuesday 12 January 2010. The United states Geological Survey recorded a series of 33 aftershocks. These aftershocks were what really did the damage. The earthquake itself measured 7.2 on the richtor scale, this weakened the buildings and the aftershocks brought the building crashing down. The International Red Cross said that this natural disaster outcome is the worst they've ever seen. Red Cross estimated that 3 million people were affected by the quake. There are an estimated 200,000 dead.