damage to haiti was preventable?

http://www.newsweek.com/id/231132
-as early as two years ago seismologists (people nwho study eathquake,tectonic plates,ect)said that there was apossibility of haiti being in danger of having an earthquake.
-also,at some point,the USA ( saddly it was for selfish reasons) attempted to help haiti.unfortionately though,becouse of weak governance,lack of organization and mass illiteracy and lack of education,attempts to help were unsucessful.