Haiti vs Christchurch Earthquake

• CC: Australian and Pacific plates laid on both conservative and destructive plate boundary.
• CC: Shallow earthquake of 5km depth for 12 seconds.
• CC: 22 February 2011.
• CC: Epicentre 10km away from 2nd most populated city in New Zealand.
• CC: 181 deaths and 2000 minor injuries. (P)
• CC: Buildings demolished due to lack of safety - no collapsing. (S)
• CC: Water and electrify supplies damaged. (P + S)
• CC: Emergency response plan within two hours. (I)
• CC: Water supplies restored to 70% of houses within one week. (I)
• CC: Hospitals survived and medical teams helped treat many victims. (I)
• CC: 27,000 chemical toilets provided due to sanitation and sewage damages (L)
• H: Caribbean and North American plates along fault running through Haiti, conservative plate boundary.
• H: 7.0 magnitude, strongest earthquake to hit region in last 200 years.
• H: 12 January 2010 - shallow earthquake of 13km depth.
• H: 230, 000 deaths and ≈ 300, 000 injured. (P)
• H: Vital infrastructure destroyed (air/sea/land/communication systems, homes, schools, etc.) (P)
• H: 400, 000 homeless and living in refugee camps. (S)
• H: Rubble would take years to remove. (S)
• H: Rescue efforts from able-bodied survivors. (I)
• H: Dominican Republic provided aid (food, water, hospitality) (I)
• H: $1 billion aid, required $1.5 billion aid. (L)
• H: 1.6 million homeless and sent to relief camps. (I + L)