haiti earthquake Flashcards
1
Q
what did it reach on richter scale?
A
7
2
Q
date earthquake struck?
A
12th january 2010
3
Q
where was the epicentre?
A
15km south-west of capital
4
Q
what is the capital of haiti?
A
port-au-prince
5
Q
what sort of plate boundary is Haiti on?
A
conservative
6
Q
plate boundary between which two plates?
A
Carribean and North american
7
Q
where was the focus?
A
10km below earths surface
8
Q
how many people died?
A
230,000
9
Q
how many people were injured?
A
300,000
10
Q
what happened to survivors?
A
had no where to go because hospitals were full
11
Q
were there lots of doctors?
A
no, because many had been killed or were injured
12
Q
what percentage of population eared less than 2dollars a day?
A
72.1%
13
Q
what happened to infrastructure?
A
completely ruined
14
Q
what happened to all the houses?
A
nearly all destroyed
15
Q
how much was pledged?
A
£164 million
