Haiti 2010 earthquake

Question 1

What is Haiti’s population?

Answer 1

9.9 million

Question 2

What % of Haiti’s population lives in Port-au prince?

Answer 2

10%

Question 3

Where does Haiti rank on the HDI index?

Answer 3

168/189

Question 4

What is Haiti’s literacy rate?

Answer 4

51.2%

Question 5

Where is Haiti?

Answer 5

Middle of Caribbean Basin, South of the tropic of cancer (exposed to hazards)- e.g. path of Atlantic hurricanes

Question 6

What type of plate does Haiti lie on? How does this make it susceptible to shallow focus earthquakes?

Answer 6

Conservative plate- pressure builds up on this slip strike boundary-> shallow focus earthquakes

Question 7

What % of Haiti’s population is at risk of mortality from two or more hazards in their lifetime?

Answer 7

96%

Question 8

What is Haiti’s geology like? What impact does this have in terms of hazards?

Answer 8

Hilly geology in most populated areas- around valley+ alluvial floodplain where Pap is- built on sedimentary rock-> amplifying seismic waves

Question 9

When was Haiti struck with an earthquake in 2010?

Answer 9

Jan 12th 2010

Question 10

What magnitude was Haiti’s 2010 earthquake?

Answer 10

magnitude of 7

Question 11

How far was the epicentre of the earthquake from port-au-prince?

Answer 11

25km

Question 12

How many people died as a result of Haiti’s 2010 earthquake?

Answer 12

at least 220,000

Question 13

How many people were affected by the earthquake?

Answer 13

3.5 million

Question 14

How many people were injured from the earthquake?

Answer 14

300,000

Question 15

How many people were made homeless from the earthquake?

Answer 15

1.6 million

Question 16

How many homes were destroyed from the earthquake? why was this?

Answer 16

105,000 homes destroyed -poor building codes, no earthquake resistance,

Question 17

What % of the population of pap lived in slum conditions?

Answer 17

86%

Question 18

How many commercial buildings collapsed after the earthquake?

Answer 18

30,000

Question 19

What % of civil servants in port au prince were killed from the earthquake? what effect did this have?

Answer 19

25% of civil servants in port au prince were killed coordination of the rescue was difficult

Question 20

How many inmates escaped after the after the main jail in pap was destroyed from the e?

Answer 20

4000 inmates

Question 21

What led to Haiti’s cholera outbreak of 2010? How many people did this kill?

Answer 21

By 14th January, 1000s of bodies lined the streets - vermin, rats, mice, disease- cholera outbreak, 9000 died

Question 22

What is the estimated damage done to Haiti’s economy? How much did their GDP contract by as a result?

Answer 22

damage= $8.5 billion
contracted by 5.1%

Question 23

Sixth months after the quake, what % of rubble remained?

Answer 23

98%

Question 24

What was the first country to bring aid to Haiti after the e? What did they bring?

Answer 24

• Dominican Republic= first country to give aid to Haiti- sent water, food, and heaving-lifting machinery and opened their hospitals
• BUT- 5 days later DR hospitals had low stock on essential medical supplies e.g. antibiotics

Question 25

What did the American Red cross announce 1 day after the quake had hit?

Answer 25

that they had ran out of supplies in Haiti

Question 26

Over the first weekend after the earthquake, how many food packets and water containers were distributed to Haitians? How many rescuers had arrived?

Answer 26

• 130,000 food packets and 70,000 water containers were distributed to Haitians
• Nearly 2000 rescuers had arrived from 43 different groups, with 161 search dogs

Question 27

Name 3 international countries that gave aid to Haiti after the earthquake?

Answer 27

Brazil, USA, UK

Question 28

Between 23 major charities how much had been collected for Haiti after the earthquake?

Answer 28

US$1.1 billion had been collected for Haiti for relief efforts, but only 2% was released