Haiti - port au prince earthquake

Question 1

when

Answer 1

2010 - specifically 12th January

Question 2

magnitude

Answer 2

7

Question 3

what percentage of the pop live in abject poverty

Answer 3

54%

Question 4

what is Haitis development like

Answer 4

the poorest country in the western hemisphere

Question 5

multi hazard location

Answer 5

at risk of tropical storms - lies in the middle of the hurricane belt

Question 6

plate margin

Answer 6

located where the Caribbean and North American plates slide past one another in an east west direction. complex strike strip follows a conservative plate margin

Question 7

epicentre

Answer 7

24km south west of the capital (Port au Prince)

Question 8

population of port au prince

Answer 8

over 2 million

Question 9

death count

Answer 9

over 230,000

Question 10

cost

Answer 10

7.8 billion dollars

Question 11

houses damaged

Answer 11

over 180,000

Question 12

number of people made homeless

Answer 12

1.5 million

Question 13

schools damaged/destroyed

Answer 13

5000

Question 14

how many left Port au Prince

Answer 14

over 600,000

Question 15

strong aftershocks

Answer 15

6.1 magnitude earthquake on 20th January