Seismic Event - Haiti Earthquake Flashcards
what year did this earthquake happen
2010
What part of Haiti did the earthquake affect the most?
port-au-Prince, close to the coast 
what is the tectonic setting of Haiti
where North American and Caribbean plates collide, it’s also between two faults zones
what are the two fault zone is Haiti lies between?
septentrional zone
enriquillo-plantain zone
what was the magnitude
7 on the richter scale
what was the main primary hazard
2 aftershocks of 5.9 and 5.5 magnitude
what are 3 social impacts of this earthquake
around 316,000 people died
Over 1.5 million people became homeless.
Communications and infrastructure was severely damaged
how many people as a fraction had access to clean drinking water?
Three in every 450
What are two economic impact of this earthquake
72% of the population was live in below $2 per day
The estimated damage and overall losses was approximately $7.8 billion
what was two environmental impacts of this earth quick?
Underwater landslides caused a 3 m high tsunami that killed three people
Haiti has, since experience to multiple very severe tropical storms, such as hurricane Thomas
what are the impacts mostly long-term or short-term?
Long-term
What were some short-term management responses to this earthquake?
manually, lifting rubble in order to search for survivors
Two weeks, after the event, poverty was high, due to a lack of preparedness
What were some long-term management responses to the earthquake?
six months later, the world summit for the future of Haiti with 54 countries and 35 international organisations committed $11 billion to reconstruction
Two years later, progress was still slow, were only 5% of the rubble was removed
Moving forward, was there any preparedness or mitigation for feature earthquakes put in place
Very little
