Tectonics: Haiti Earthquake

Question 1

what was the date and location of the Haiti earthquake?

Answer 1

12th of January

25km south west of Port-au-Prince

Question 2

what were the key facts of the Haiti earthquake?

Answer 2

magnitude 7.0 MMS

Question 3

what were the key impacts of the Haiti earthquake?

Answer 3

killed 160,000 people and 1.5 million people made homeless

$14 billion in damages including 3000 commercial buildings and the port

poor sanitation led to outbreak of Cholera in refugee camps

Question 4

what was the role of government in the Haiti earthquake?

Answer 4

80% of Port-au-Prince’s housing us unplanned, informal slums

Ranked 21st on World Risk Index

lack of immediate aid thorough poor planning, management and access meant that people had to try and rescue each other