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Which of these countries was hit by a major earthquake in 2010? Its capital is Port-au-Prince.

  1. Hong Kong

  2. Haiti

  3. Honduras

  4. Hungary
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Explanation

Haiti was struck by a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 earthquake on January 12, 2010, with its epicenter near Port-au-Prince, the capital. This earthquake caused massive destruction, killed approximately 230,000 people, and left over 1 million homeless. Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China, Honduras is in Central America, and Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe - none of which experienced a major earthquake in 2010.

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