Causes
How did this earthquake occur?
is believed to occur on the same fault line another earthquake took place 11 years ago.
Why was the after effect hazardous to people these days?
Hazard to COVID-19 because of the difficulty of social distancing.
What happened to the crops during the earthquake?
Crops were uprooted and destroyed
What happened to areas near mountains and hills?
Areas were impacted by landslides occurring during and after the earthquake.
What scale was this Earthquake on the Richter scale?
7.2
What line does Haiti lay on?
The Septentrional fault system and the Enriquillo Plantain Garden fault system
How many people were affected? (Casualties, injuries, missing)
2,200 casualties , 12,200 injured, and hundreds of people reported missing.
What happened to domesticated animals after the earthquake?
Pets and farm animals died from fallen rubble.
What risk is Haiti at after the earthquake?
Exposure to more natural disasters to occur later on.
How far was the Haiti earthquake felt?
Jamaica (more than 200 miles away)
Why does Haiti’s location affect the land with more earthquakes?
Because Haiti lies on two tectonic plates and when the plates slip past earth other, a friction holds them and a seismic wave causes shakes.
How many buildings were wrecked?
Damaged 50,000 homes, 60 religious buildings, 20 schools, 25 health centers, and 77,000 other buildings.
What happened to wild animals after the earthquake?
Animals were forced of out their damaged habitats.
What happened to the soil in Haiti?
The soil was destabilized.
Was Haiti’s recent earthquake worse than the 2011 earthquake?
Damages after the recent earthquake was less severe but this earthquake released twice the energy than 2011 and was 0.2 greater on the Richter scale.
Do the plates Haiti is located on move?
The plates move 0.8 inches every year.
Why were so many people anxious after the earthquake. (Hint: doesn’t have anything to do with lack of resources or medical care)
Hundreds of Haitian people weren’t sure if their loved ones were safe or not. This caused a lot of anxiety among those who did not have a chance to contact friends and family.
How did the earthquake effect growing plants?
It was around the season where crops were supposed to be planted but the earthquake interrupted plantings.
What other natural disasters happened after the earthquake?
The area is flooded.
How many Haitians were fully vaccinated at that time?
0.34% of the population were fully vaccinated.
Which direction does the Haiti plates move?
One moves east while the other moves to the North American slab.
What became harder for the Haitians to overcome after the earthquake?
Made it harder for Haitians to overcome poverty.
What were Haiti people given for resources?
They were given seeds, gardening tools, and technical support.
What had been a major concern (that hadn’t happened) after the earthquake.
Authorities were concerned of tsunamis but the warnings were later revoked.
What other major earthquakes occurred from the same fault lines as Haiti?
Major earthquakes from 1751 to 1860 occurred from the same fault lines as Haiti