Haiti Earthquake - Case Study 2

Question 1

What was the magnitude of the earthquake?

Answer 1

7Mw

Question 2

How deep was the focus?

Answer 2

13km

Question 3

Where was the epicentre located?

Answer 3

25km west of the capital Port-au-Prince

Question 4

How many aftershocks were there and what were their magnitudes?

Answer 4

At least 50

>4.5Mw

Question 5

How many people died?

Answer 5

About 230,00

Question 6

How many people were made homeless?

Answer 6

1.5m-2.3m

Question 7

How many homes were destroyed?

Answer 7

250,000

Question 8

What was the % of buildings destroyed?

Answer 8

90%

Question 9

How many schools were destroyed?

Answer 9

80%

Question 10

How many people dies to cholera?

Answer 10

8000

Question 11

How many commercial properties were destroyed?

Answer 11

30,000

Question 12

How much did the earthquake cost?

Answer 12

$8bn

Question 13

How many jobs disappeared?

Answer 13

20%

Question 14

Why did the destruction of major trade links (roads, ports bridges) and irrigation infrastructure have a massive effect on the economic output?

Answer 14

85% pop employed in agriculture and accounts for 1/4 of Haiti’s economic output

Question 15

How many government buildings were destroyed?

Answer 15

60%

Question 16

How many UN personal and civil staff were killed and what did this mean?

Answer 16

100

Took longer to help get co-ordinated

Question 17

How did Cholera get into Haiti?

Answer 17

UN accused of bring Cholera into Haiti due to UN peacekeepers from Nepal living new sewage systems