Haiti Earthquake

• What type of plate boundary is Haiti located on?

  Conservative plate boundary
• What was the magnitude of the earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12, 2010?

  7.0 on the Richter scale
• How deep was the focus of the earthquake that struck Haiti?

  13 km underground
• How far was the epicentre of the earthquake from Port-au-Prince?

  25 km
• What was the impact of the earthquake on aftershocks in Haiti?

  Haiti suffered a huge number of serious aftershocks
• Why were houses in Haiti particularly vulnerable during the earthquake?

  Built without regulations and not earthquake proof
• What was the condition of the emergency response system in Haiti during the earthquake?

  No response or emergency system in place
• How many people were in relief camps of tents after the quake?

  1.6 million
• What did CNN report in July 2010 about the state of Port-au-Prince?

  It looked like the quake just happened yesterday
• According to a January 2012 Oxfam report, how many Haitians remained homeless?

  Half a million
• What percentage of aid had been spent by the Haiti government by January 2012?

  About 20%
• How much aid did the European Council and its member nations announce for Haiti?

  More than €429 million
• Which country was the largest single contributor to the relief efforts in Haiti?

  United States
• Which countries sent over 1,000 military and disaster relief personnel to Haiti?

  United States, Israel, Dominican Republic, Canada, Brazil, Italy, Cuba