when did the aforementioned earthquake take place?
12 January,2010.
We Are the World 25 for Haiti
On January 12, 2010, Haiti was struck by a magnitude 7.0 M earthquake. 
we are the world 2010 singers and lyrics There were eighty-five musicians involved in this song's recording including Tony Bennett and Ethan Bortnick. And the song's lyrics are a remake of its original version. who wrote the original lyrics? Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie. what was the charitable purpose behind the release of the song? To Help Haiti that was devastated due to an earthquake. where is this place located? It is located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, to the east of Cuba and Jamaica and south of The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands.
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We Are the World 25 for Haiti [SEP] Background
"We Are the World" was the best selling pop single of all time until it was eclipsed by Elton John's 1997 version of "Candle in the Wind". On January 12, 2010, Haiti was struck by a magnitude 7.0 M earthquake. It was the country's most severe earthquake in over 200 years and caused widespread damage. The epicenter of the quake was just outside the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince. It has been estimated that the death toll could reach 200,000. Before the earthquake, Jones and Richie had planned to organize a re-recording of "We Are the World" on January 28, 2010 — the 25th anniversary of the original recording of the song.