Haiti Earthquake 2010 Case Study Quiz

The Haiti Earthquake was on the [blank_start]12th of January 2010[blank_end]

The Haiti Earthquake was a magnitude [blank_start]7[blank_end] on the Richter Scale

The Haiti Earthquake was a magnitude [blank_start]9[blank_end] on the Mercalli Scale

The Haiti Earthquake involved the [blank_start]Caribbean[blank_end] and [blank_start]North American[blank_end] Plates

The epicentre was [blank_start]15[blank_end] miles away from the capital; Port au Prince

Port au Prince has a population of [blank_start]2 million[blank_end] people

The focus of the Haiti Earthquake was shallow, only being [blank_start]13km[blank_end] deep

The energy outputted as a result of the earthquake was equivalent to that of an [blank_start]atomic bomb[blank_end]

The shaking lasted for [blank_start]60[blank_end] seconds

[blank_start]1/3[blank_end] of buildings collapsed completely

The earthquake was a result of a [blank_start]slip strike[blank_end] fault

This caused lateral spreading and led to the water coming out of the earth, also known as [blank_start]liquefaction[blank_end]

[blank_start]1.5 million[blank_end] people were left homeless

The "[blank_start]pancake failure[blank_end]" meant that all buildings collapsed on themselves because there weren't enough steel supports in the foundations of the buildings

There were [blank_start]52[blank_end] aftershocks, with the lowest aftershock being [blank_start]4.5[blank_end] on the richter scale

After a year since the earthquake, [blank_start]6900[blank_end] people had died from cholera

The total cost of damage was $[blank_start]8[blank_end] billion

Due to the collapse of buildings, [blank_start]4000[blank_end] prisoners broke free and escaped

In 2016, [blank_start]60[blank_end]% of those in temporary housing were still in temporary housing

Seismologists knew that, due to the fault line, there would be an increased number of earthquakes [blank_start]West[blank_end] of the fault