Haiti (EQ) 2011

Question 1

Park’s model - relief

Answer 1

The port in Port-au-Prince was so baldy damaged that emergency supplies could not be brought in, this was caused by liquefaction.

Question 2

Park’s model - reconstruction:

Answer 2

Must be based on cost-effective engineering which is simple for all possible hazards. (USGS)

Question 3

Magnitude

Answer 3

7.0M

Question 4

Level of vulnerability

Answer 4

80% of education provided by poor quality private schools, more than 70% live on less than 2 dollars per day, 20% of population not educated in P-a-P, 86% of P-a-P live in slums.
Epicentre only 15 miles from P-a-P

Question 5

Capacity of the population to cope

Answer 5

Very low - poorly educated population, poorly built buildings…

Question 6

Speed of onset

Answer 6

A few seconds

Question 7

Duration

Answer 7

Less than a minute.

Question 8

Areal extent

Answer 8

Port au Prince.

Question 9

Source USGS

Answer 9

National EQ info centre, world data centre for seismology, Denver.

Question 10

Source - ‘Haiti’s killer earthquake’

Answer 10

Channel 4 documentary, 12th Jan 2010. It is reliable as it is presented by university professor - Roger Bilham, professor of geological sciences at the University of Colorado.

Question 11

What made it a disaster?

Answer 11

316,000 dead, 300,000 injured, 1.3m displaced, 97,294 houses destroyed. (USGS)