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Name of fault lines in haiti?

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The Caribbean plate and the North American plate!

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Are there fault lines in Haiti?

yes there are fault lines in haiti


What was the name of the fault line on the haiti earthquake?

The Enriquillo-Plantain Garden fault


What are the fault lines around Haiti?

The only fault line that I know of is one called the Enriquillo-Plaintain Garden fault which runs through Haiti and is very close to the capital of Port-au-Prince. This is where the epicentre of the 2010 earthquake was situated, on this fault line.


What is the fault of Haiti?

The San Andreas Fault is the fault line that runs through Haiti.


What faults were involved in the Haiti earthquake?

a new fault line that was undetected had no name


What fault did the Haiti earthquake occur on?

Haiti is sandwiched north and south between two fault lines: the Septentrional Fault and the Enriquillo-Plantain Garden Fault. The epicenter of the Haitian earthquake of 12 January 2010 was 10 miles south of the capital Port Au Prince, directly on the Enriquillo-Plantain Garden Fault , at a depth of about 5.2 miles underground.


What is the earthquake called in haiti?

Strike-Slip Fault.


Are fault lines caused by earthquakes?

No, fault lines cause earthquakes


How did Haiti get an earthquake?

Because going through the middle of haiti is a fault line so he fault line causes earthquakes when the two plates on each side move.


What is the name of the fault line in Haiti?

The 2010, magnitude 7.0 earthquake occurred on the Enriquillo-Plantain Garden fault zone, which constitutes a portion of the North American-Caribbean plate boundary.


Do tornadoes follow fault lines?

No. Tornadoes have absolutely nothing to do with fault lines.


What is the name of the fault lines found in UK?

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