Haiti

• Haïti


  a republic in the West Indies on the western part of the island of Hispaniola, the poorest country in the Wesern hemisphere
• Dominican republic


  Haïti's neighbouring country
• Strike slip fault

  a type of fault where rocks on either side move past each other sideways with little up or down motion, as fond in the South of Haïti
• 7.0


  The magnitude of the Haïti earthquake
• 13km


  The depth of the hypocentre
• 20km


  The distance between Port au Prnce and the epicentre
• 240


  The number of years since the last major earthquake
• January 12, 2010


  The date of the earthquake
• 2 million


  The number of people who live in Port au Prince
• 80%


  The proportion of people under the poverty line
• Pancaking


  Phenomenon in Haïti where buildings collapsed one floor onto another because of poor building quality
• Port, airport and UN head quarters destroyed


  had long term consequences for Haïti's recovery
• 316,000


  the death toll
• 1 million


  The number of displaced one year after the earthquake