case studies

Question 1

where was the epicentre of the Haiti earthquake?

Answer 1

close to Port-au-prince, Haiti’s capital

Question 2

when was the Haiti earthquake?

Answer 2

January 12th 2010 at around 16:53 local time

Question 3

was the 2010 Haiti earthquake a shallow or deep earthquake?

Answer 3

the earthquake occurred at a shallow depth. this made the shock waves worse as they had less distance to travel

Question 4

what was the magnitude of the 2010 Haiti earthquake?

Answer 4

7.0 on the Richter scale

Question 5

how many people were affected by the 2010 Haiti earthquake

Answer 5

3 million people

Question 6

how many people died in the 2010 Haiti earthquake?

Answer 6

250,000 people died

Question 7

how many people were injured in the 2010 Haiti earthquake

Answer 7

300,000 people were injured

Question 8

how many people were made homeless in the 2010 Haiti earthquake?

Answer 8

1.5 million people were made homeless

Question 9

how many homes were destroyed in the 2010 Haiti earthquake?

Answer 9

more than 180,000 homes were destroyed

Question 10

what happened to the universities in the 2010 Haiti earthquake

Answer 10

all 3 universities collapsed

Question 11

what important buildings were destroyed in the 2010 Haiti earthquake?

Answer 11

many of Haiti’s hospitals and schools were destroyed or damaged. The airport control tower and the port were badly damaged as well as 1 prison collapsed, allowing 4000 inmates to escape

Question 12

percentage of the population living in poverty when the 2010 Haiti earthquake occurred compared to Japan in 2011?

Answer 12

80% of the population of Haiti lived in poverty at the time of the earthquake, in Japan in 2011 only 15.7% of the population lived in poverty

Question 13

secondary affects of the 2010 Haiti earthquake?

Answer 13

-Cholera spread through the squatter camps where people who lost their homes in the earthquake were living
-factories closed and tourism stopped- this caused significant economic losses
-looting and crime increased
-2 million people were left without food and water
-regular power cuts occurred

Question 14

What hindered aid reaching people after the 2010 Haiti earthquake?

Answer 14

the port and airport control tower were both badly damaged, this made it hard for ships or planes carrying aid/aid workers to land and drop off the aid

Question 15

literacy rate in Haiti 2010?

Answer 15

53%

Question 16

GDP per capita in Haiti 2010?

Answer 16

$1300, one of the lowest in the world

Question 17

what environmental factors make Haiti vulnerable?

Answer 17

Haiti is located along a destructive plate boundary, making it vulnerable to earthquakes. It is in the Caribbean hurricane belt- both of these make it vulnerable to a major disaster, often occurring so soon after the last that Haiti does not have time to recover

Question 18

is there any long term planning for earthquakes in developing countries?

Answer 18

very little, Haiti was extremely unprepared

Question 19

what did Haiti rely on?

Answer 19

international aid

Question 20

was the response to the 2010 haiti earthquake badly managed?

Answer 20

lack of immediate aid as a result of poor planning and management meant that people had to try and rescue each other

Question 21

how many shelters provided after the 2010 haiti earthquake?

Answer 21

115,000 tents and over 1 million tarpaulin shelters were provided

Question 22

how much money given by eu and usa after the haiti 2010 earthquake?

Answer 22

$100 million in aid provided by the usa and $330 million by the eu

Question 23

how many people were placed in aid camps after the haiti 2010 earthquake?

Answer 23

810,000 people

Question 24

how many people were still without houses as a result of the 2010 haiti earthquake one year later?

Answer 24

1 million

Question 25

what is good about the new houses built after the 2010 haiti earthquake?

Answer 25

they are better made and more likely to better survive future earthquakes

Question 26

how many people were provided with food rations in the weeks following the 2010 haiti earthquake?

Answer 26

4.3 million

Question 27

how much of the rubble on the roads was not quickly cleared after the 2010 haiti earthquake?

Answer 27

98% of the rubble was not quickly cleared from the roads. this hampered rescue operations

Question 28

why was Haiti unprepared?

Answer 28

Haiti had few seismologists and no seismic network in the country.