Seismicity case study: Haiti Earthquake, 12th January 2010 Flashcards
When was the earthquake?
12th January 2010
What is Haiti’s population?
9.8 million
Whats the GNI per annum per person?
$660
What % of GDP were remittences in 2008?
32%
What was the earthquake caused by?
movement in the Enriquillo-Plantain Garden fault system
How long had the fault been locked for?
over 250years
How much did the land move?
1.8 metres
What richer and mace scale was the earthquake?
r=7 m=9
How far was the focus and epicentre from the capital of Port-au-Prince?
f=13km e=25km
How many aftershocks were experienced at 4.5 or greater?
52
What % of the population live on less than $2 a day?
70%
How many people had access to clean tap water?
33%
What is the IMR?
86 per 1,000 live births
What had occurred due to a high unemployment rate of 90%?
rural-urban migration
What % of people in Port-au-Prince lived in slum conditions?
86%
How many people live in poverty?
4/5
Due to the log history of unstable/ineffectual governments what did this mean?
there was no plan, and preparation for an event like this
How many buildings collapsed in Port-au-Prince?
70%
How many people were killed?
230,000
How many deaths did the cholera epidemic cause?
6,900
How many were left homeless and living in tented camps?
1.5million
What was the cost of the damage and losses?
$8billion
By July 2010 what % of the rubble still remained?
98%
What % of jobs had disappeared?
20%
What was there a lack of in terms of planning?
lack of a coherent emergency plan for a disaster
What was one of the main causes for lack of communication?
NGOs didn’t speak french
Which country were the first to send in aid and what did they also do to help?
Dominican republic, opened there boarders
How many deliveries of water was there a week?
one a week
How many camps were set up?
1500
How much of Haiti’s debt did the World Bank cancel?
1/2
What type of projects did the World Bank set up?
community-driven development projects
What was Haiti’s main problem to do with their responses?
they were stuck in the short term without considering the long term
Whats a positive they now have?
containers and lorries full of first response disaster equipment
