The Haiti earthquake which occurred on Tuesday, 12 January, was the worst earthquake this nation has ever experienced. The earthquakes magnitude was a catastrophic 7.0 on the Richter scale. Low on food, resources, and fresh water, the earthquake crumbled homes and shops making the already low amount of survival resources even lower. Children and families were killed, and there seemed to be no place from harm as the quake tore through their buildings and streets. If that wasn't enough, the earthquake tore down the Notre Dame Cathedral and Capitol, which are located in Port-Au-Prince. It struck at the people emotionally and spiritually, when the one place they knew as sanctuary was taken away from them. Lone survivors will forever live with the emotional and sometimes physical scares of the natural disaster that demolished their homes and took their loved ones.