Anthony Guarino, a seismic analyst at the Caltech Seismological Laboratory, shows the 7.0 earthquake peak from the Haiti earthquake at the laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. on Jan. 12. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Phone number active for quake victims
US State Department sets up toll-free number
Updated: Tuesday, 12 Jan 2010, 10:49 PM EST
Published : Tuesday, 12 Jan 2010, 10:49 PM EST
WASHINGTON, DC - The State Department has set up a telephone number for Americans seeking information about family members in Haiti.
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.0 struck the Caribbean nation Tuesday.
The toll-free number to call for information about family members in Haiti is 1-888-407-4747. The State Department advises that some callers may receive a recording because of heavy volume of calls.
Officials say the U.S. Embassy in the capital of Port-au-Prince is still in the early stages of contacting American citizens and notes that communications are difficult within Haiti in the aftermath of the earthquake.
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