What is the name of the capital city near the epicenter of the 2010 Haiti earthquake?

The capital city near the epicenter of the 2010 Haiti earthquake was Port-au-Prince. The magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti on 12 January 2010, with its epicenter near Léogâne, approximately 25 kilometers west-southwest of Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital.

The shallow earthquake occurred at a depth of about 13 kilometers on blind thrust faults associated with the Enriquillo–Plantain Garden fault system. The main shaking lasted less than 30 seconds, but it caused catastrophic damage because Port-au-Prince and surrounding communities were densely populated and many buildings were poorly constructed.

Major landmarks destroyed or badly damaged included the Presidential Palace, the National Assembly building, Port-au-Prince Cathedral, the main jail, and the headquarters of the United Nations mission. The disaster affected an estimated three million people, while death-toll estimates remain disputed.

The wrong options are nearby Caribbean capitals that felt the earthquake or were connected to regional relief efforts. Havana, Kingston, and Santo Domingo were not the capital city closest to the Haitian epicenter. Léogâne was closer to the epicenter, but it is not Haiti’s capital.