Haiti Earthquake 2010 Flashcards
1
Q
General info
A
Caribbean and North American plates- conservative boundary
Plates locked, when released caused magnitude 7 earthquake
Epicenter was 24km south-west of capital Port-au-Prince
2
Q
Primary impacts
A
Much of Port-au-Prince was flattened in less than a minute
230,000+ lives lost
50% of buildings collapsed, including government buildings
180,000+ homes damaged
1.5m left homeless
600,000 left Port-au-Prince
Roads cracked and blocked by debris
