Haiti Eq CS

Question 1

Location

Answer 1

Port-au-prince, Haiti in the Caribbean sea

Question 2

location of epicentre

Answer 2

24km from port au prince

Question 3

how deep was the focus?

Answer 3

13km = shallow

Question 4

when?

Answer 4

12 january 2010

Question 5

magnitude

Answer 5

7 on the richter scale

Question 6

plates involved

Answer 6

Caribbean plate and North American - at conservative boundary.

Question 7

cause

Answer 7

in 2008 the movement of the plates ceased due to a jam. stressed built up and when the were finally released in 2010 they caused an earthquake.

Question 8

how many fatalities were there?

Answer 8

230 - 316,000 (larger = Haiti government who may have exaggerated the number)

Question 9

how many were left homeless?

Answer 9

1.5 million (1 million still displaced a yr later)

Question 10

how many schools and hospitals were damaged?

Answer 10

5000 schools, 50 hospitals

Question 11

how many people lost their jobs?

Answer 11

1 in 5

Question 12

what percentage of gov buildings were destroyed?

Answer 12

60%

Question 13

how many inmates managed to escape from prison?

Answer 13

4000

Question 14

cost of damages

Answer 14

7.8 billion

Question 15

how many killed due to cholera a year later?

Answer 15

15,000

Question 16

what were the names of some organisations that provided aid?

Answer 16

UN and DEC = food and water,

Question 17

what were some long term aid strategies?

Answer 17

helping communities become self sufficient in farming, tourism and clothing manufacture

Question 18

how did the government tackle rebuilding for mitigation in the future?

Answer 18

made sure new buildings abided building codes. as well as trying to make them safe, sustainable and affordable.