2010 Haiti Earthquake- Hunter by Hunter W https://padlet.com/hunt5270/fu6zy53jmdnd en-us 2018-05-12 23:10:40 UTC 2025-09-25 07:50:56 UTC hello@padlet.com Introduction hunt5270 https://padlet.com/hunt5270/fu6zy53jmdnd/wish/260180514 The West Indian island of Hispaniola experienced a tremendous earthquake on January 12, 2010.   The earthquake hit at 4:53pm with an initial magnitude of 7.0 followed by many aftershocks registering at magnitudes of 5.9 and 5.5.  The aftershocks occurred January 20th, 35 miles west of Port-au-Prince.]]> 2018-05-13 00:42:49 UTC https://padlet.com/hunt5270/fu6zy53jmdnd/wish/260180514 Cause of Earthquake hunt5270 https://padlet.com/hunt5270/fu6zy53jmdnd/wish/260180739 Geologists believed the earthquake was caused by movement of the Caribbean tectonic plate rubbing along the Enriquillo-Plantain Garden (EPG) fault system.  However, this was ruled out when there was no surface deformation.  The real cause for the earthquake was concluded when geologists found contractional deformation along the Léogâne fault, located underneath the city of Léogâne.  This fault cannot be observed near earth's surface and moves down at an angle away from the EPG system.  When these two faults grinded against one another, it resulted in the massive earthquake.  ]]> 2018-05-13 00:49:52 UTC https://padlet.com/hunt5270/fu6zy53jmdnd/wish/260180739 Tolls hunt5270 https://padlet.com/hunt5270/fu6zy53jmdnd/wish/260180780 Deaths: 220,000 - 300,000
Injured: 300,000
Displaced People: 1.5 million
Nearly 3 million people were affected, accounting for one third of the country's population.
]]> 2018-05-13 00:51:09 UTC https://padlet.com/hunt5270/fu6zy53jmdnd/wish/260180780 The City Before Distruction hunt5270 https://padlet.com/hunt5270/fu6zy53jmdnd/wish/260282947 In August of 2008, two tropical storms and hurricanes struck the city and had damaged the city substantially.  When the earthquake in 2010 hit, the city was still in recovery from the storms and had inadequate infrastructure before the disaster.  

]]> 2018-05-13 23:02:34 UTC https://padlet.com/hunt5270/fu6zy53jmdnd/wish/260282947 Help From Organizations hunt5270 https://padlet.com/hunt5270/fu6zy53jmdnd/wish/260283019 Numerous international aid organizations provided food and water supplies, and medical assistance to the families affected by this earthquake.  After most of the damage was done, the cities electric power system failed, communication lines were destroyed, and roads were blocked with debris.]]> 2018-05-13 23:03:25 UTC https://padlet.com/hunt5270/fu6zy53jmdnd/wish/260283019 Haiti's Streets hunt5270 https://padlet.com/hunt5270/fu6zy53jmdnd/wish/260283094 Due to the overwhelming use of hospitals and medical assistance, survivors were forced to wait several days before receiving treatment.  Morgues quickly reached capacity and corpses were left in the streets.  Roughly half of the rubble that covered the streets of Port-au-Prince had been cleared two years after the earthquake struck and places became habitable where half a million people stayed in tents. ]]> 2018-05-13 23:04:14 UTC https://padlet.com/hunt5270/fu6zy53jmdnd/wish/260283094 Canadian Help hunt5270 https://padlet.com/hunt5270/fu6zy53jmdnd/wish/260283147 A Canadian-sponsored program provided grants to thousands of residents, allowing them to rebuilt and repair collapsed buildings.  By 2014, 100,000 people still had no permanent house and by 2016, 62,000 people were still displaced.]]> 2018-05-13 23:04:56 UTC https://padlet.com/hunt5270/fu6zy53jmdnd/wish/260283147 Outbreak of Disease hunt5270 https://padlet.com/hunt5270/fu6zy53jmdnd/wish/260283182 A case of cholera began around the Artibonite River in October of 2010, just 10 months after the earthquake.  This river had been the major source of drinking water that the people of Haiti accessed and had been contaminated with fecal matter.  By 2016, it had sickened 770,000 people and 9,200 of the illnesses became fatal.  In 2011, the United Nation’s troops were claimed responsible for this epidemic and were asked to provide new, safe water systems and waste management plants for those affected.  Though the UN had never acknowledged they had been the cause of this outbreak, they funded a program that would provide sanitation and vaccinations for the cholera bacteria in 2012.  In 2013, a group named the Institute for Justice and Democracy In Haiti had filed a lawsuit against the United Nations, seeking justice for the thousands of people affected by this contagion. ]]> 2018-05-13 23:05:20 UTC https://padlet.com/hunt5270/fu6zy53jmdnd/wish/260283182 Bibliography hunt5270 https://padlet.com/hunt5270/fu6zy53jmdnd/wish/260283352 Haiti Earthquake Fast Facts. (2017, December 20). Retrieved from https://www.cnn.com/2013/12/12/world/haiti-earthquake-fast-facts/index.html

Pallardy, R. (2017, December 15). Haiti earthquake of 2010. Retrieved from https://www.britannica.com/event/Haiti-earthquake-of-2010#ref286766
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