Hazards - Haiti Earthquake Flashcards
earthquake case study
When did Haiti earthquake occur?
The Haiti earthquake occurred on 12th January 2010?
What did the Haiti earthquake measure on the Richter scale?
The Haiti earthquake measured 7.0 on the Richter scale.
Which 2 plates were involved in causing the earthquake?
It involved the Caribbean and North American plates sliding past one another (strike-slip
fault on a conservative boundary) in an east west direction
What boundary were the plates on?
Conservative plate boundary
Where was the epicenter located?
The epicentre was 24km south-west of the capital Port-au-Prince (population 2 million) and
had a shallow focus on 13km
How many lives were lost?
Over 230, 000 lives were lost
How many people were injured?
At least 300, 000 injured
How many schools were damaged or destroyed?
Nearly 5000 schools were damaged or destroyed
Short term response:
Around . million homeless people were accommodated in over ____ IDP camps in emergency shelters (under tarpaulins), with over ______ of these pepole at critical risk from storms
and flooding
Short term response:
Around 1.5 million homeless people were accommodated in over 1100 IDP camps in emergency shelters (under tarpaulins), with over 100,000 of these pepole at critical risk from storms
and flooding
Longer term response:
What were demolished and which areas were avoided for new settlements?
Longer term response:
Slums were demolished and high-risk areas such as unsafe hillsides were avoided for new
settlements
Secondary impact
As _____ supplies collapsed, there was a lack of _____ __________ and _________ of
unburied bodies, disease was easily spread, especially in IDP camps
Secondary impact
As water supplies collapsed, there was a lack of basic sanitation and thousands of
unburied bodies, disease was easily spread, especially in IDP camps
