EQ Flashcards
(16 cards)
On what plate boundary is haiti situated on
Conservative plate boundary
What plates are on the conservative plate boundary which Haiti is on
Northern edge of the Caribbean plate bordering the north American plate
Why did such big strain build up on the conservative plate boundary (Haiti)
The larger north American plate boundary was moving westwards towards the Caribbean plate by 20mm a year which released a strain which had been building up for 250 years
What magnitude was the Haiti earthquake and where specifically did it hit within Haiti
7.0 magnitidue earthquake hitting Port au Prince
Why was Port au Prince so badly effected and what was the population of the city (Haiti)
Because infrastructure was built on unstable soils allowing seismic waves to amplify potentially resulting in soil liquefaction
Population - 2.4 million
Population of Haiti
11.4 million
GDP per capita of Haiti as of 2010
£1,200
Where does Haiti rank on the human development index
17 out of 182
How many were killed/ injured as a result of the earthquake (Haiti)
200,000 killed
300,000 injured
How many buildings were destroyed? (Haiti)
300,000
What was the total cost of the earthquake? (Haiti)
£8 billion
How many people were left homeless? (Haiti)
1.5 million
What were the two main secondary impacts as a result of the earthquake (haiti)
Soil liquefaction and disease outbreak such as cholera
What responses were there: (haiti)
How many flights did the airport have to handle at its peak?
What limited search and rescue teams?
100 flights a day
Debris and rubble made it very difficult for teams to dig through it all and move around it
How much in aid was sent following the disaster (Haiti)
£13.5 billion
On what plate boundary did the Japan earthquake occur in
Eurasian plate (continental) which is subducted by the pacific plate (oceanic plate) to form a subduction zone at a destructive plate boundary
