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Which orate boundaries caused the Haiti earthquake?

A

North America and California plate (conservative)

1
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When was the Haiti Earthquake?

A

12th June 2010

2
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What was the earthquake on the Richter scale?

A

7.0

3
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Where was the epicentre?

A

25km away from capital (Port-au-Prince)

4
Q

How deep was the focus?

A

13km (shallow)

5
Q

How many people died?

A

222,000

6
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How many people displaced from there homes?

A

1.1 million

7
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What were the primary effects of the earthquake?

A
  • deaths
  • over 300,000 injured
  • people displaced from homes
  • over 90,000 homes destroyed
  • roads, hospitals, schools, telephone lines, electrical systems destroyed
8
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What were the secondary effects of the earthquake?

A
  • fires
  • disease spread (due to poor living conditions)
  • small, local tsunami
9
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What were the short term responses?

A
  • International aid teams arrived with food, water and medical supplies
  • people dig for survivors
  • people grieve for loved ones
  • 23,000 tents supplied
10
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What were the long term responses?

A
  • vast areas need to be rebuilt from scratch
  • G7 countries wrote of Haiti’s debt
  • attempt to forbid buildings from high risk areas

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