haiti jan 2010 Flashcards
when was the earthquake
January 2010
what plate boundary did this occur
conservative
HIC, LIC, NEE?
LIC
how big was the eq on the moment magnitude scale
7.0
primary: how many dead/ injured
230000 killed, 300000 injured
how far was the epicentre from the capital
approximately 25 kilometres west of Port-au-Prince
how deep was the focus
13km
what 2 plates were involved
Caribbean Plate and the North American Plate
primary: how many made homeless
1 million
primary: how much of total population was affected
1/3
how many people left without food and water
1 million
secondary: cholera?
by November 2010 there were cholera outbreaks, lead to a cholera epidemic in 2013 with 8000 deaths
were there high looting levels
yup
STR: what happened to promised aid
it was withdrawn due to high corruption levels
STR: how many troops did the US send
10,000
STR: what was provided to help with water shortages
water purification tablets
LTR: how many people in temporary camps after a year
1 million
LTR: what happened to housing
new housing was slowly rebuilt to higher standards, however it needed large amounts of investment.
why did so many people die?
shallow focus so waves retain energy
struck the most densely populated area
poor building conditions
rapid urbanisation = slums
