Haiti-Port au Prince Flashcards
1
Q
When was this earthquake?
A
Tuesday 12th January 2010
2
Q
How many people were injured?
A
300,000
3
Q
How many people were killed?
A
230,000
4
Q
What percentage of the population was effected?
A
20%
5
Q
What was the magnitude?
A
7
6
Q
Is Haiti a developed or developing country?
A
Developing Country
7
Q
What time of the day was it?
A
16:53pm
8
Q
How far away was the epicentre from Port au Prince?
A
16 miles
9
Q
How far away was the focus from Port au Prince?
A
5 miles
10
Q
What type of plate boundary was it on?
A
A conservative plate boundary
11
Q
Haiti lies to the right of which two plates?
A
Caribbean and North American
12
Q
What were the hospitals full of?
A
Diseases and injured people
13
Q
What did they have shortages of?
A
Food and water
