CS- LEDC Earthquake

Question 1

Where?

Answer 1

Haiti, epicentre was 25km from Haiti’s capital, Port au Prince

Question 2

When?

Answer 2

12th January 2010, 4:53PM

Question 3

Magnitude

Answer 3

7.0

Question 4

Causes

Answer 4

Caribbean and North American plates slide past each other at a conservative plate margin

Question 5

Effects

Answer 5

4,000 schools damaged or destroyed
19 million m^3 of rubble in Port au Prince
3,500,000 affected, 220,000 died, 300,000+ injured.
Cholera outbreak in October due to poor water supply, worsened situation
293,383 houses damaged or destroyed.

Question 6

Management

Answer 6

DEC appeal raised £107 million and reached 1.8 million
116,000 taught how to prepare for future earthquakes
39,000 received free healthcare
Provided shelter for 34,000
60,000 women given literacy lessons to support their families