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Question 1

What is the poorest country in the Americas?

Answer 1

Haiti

Haiti is situated at the western end of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola.

Question 2

What significant natural disaster does Haiti regularly experience?

Answer 2

Earthquakes

The island is part of a volcanic island-arc.

Question 3

Which country experienced the largest earthquake in living memory near its capital Port-au-Prince?

Answer 3

Haiti

The largest recorded earthquake was a 4 MW earthquake.

Question 4

Before the 2010 earthquake, where was most of the seismic activity on the island concentrated?

Answer 4

The Dominican Republic

This region is located to the east of Haiti.

Question 5

What notable earthquakes occurred in Haiti’s history prior to 2010?

Answer 5

1751 (twice), 1770, 1860

These events took place on the Enriquillo fault.

Question 6

What type of tectonic boundary movement is observed in the Caribbean region?

Answer 6

Lateral movements typical of conservative margins

The Caribbean plate is slipping eastwards relative to the North American plate.

Question 7

Fill in the blank: The 2010 earthquake in Haiti occurred on the _______.

Answer 7

Enriquillo fault

This fault is significant in Haiti’s seismic history.

Question 8

True or False: The 2010 earthquake was the first significant seismic event recorded in Haiti.

Answer 8

False

There have been larger events recorded in the past.

Question 9

What is the magnitude of the largest earthquake experienced in Haiti in living memory?

Answer 9

4 MW

This earthquake was close to the capital Port-au-Prince.

Question 10

The tectonics of the Caribbean are described as _______.

Answer 10

Complex

This complexity contributes to the region’s seismic activity.