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What are the names of the tectonic plates that caused the haiti earthquake?
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What plate is Haiti on?
Haiti is on the boundary of two tectonic plates, the North American plate and the Caribbean plate. The shifting of these plates is what caused the massive 7 magnitude earthquake on January 12, 2010.
What type of earthquake hit Haiti?
Haiti was a conservative (AKA transforming) earthquake, were tow tectonic plates move past each other causing friction, on of them gives rapid shaking is caused making an earth quake.7.0
What are the tectonic plates called which made the Haiti earthquake?
The Caribbean plate and the North American plate.
Was the Haiti earthquake caused by destructive plate boundaries?
The Haitian earthquake that occurred in January 2010 was caused by a transform boundary where two tectonic plates were sliding past each other. For more information please see the related question.
What was the tectonic hazard of haiti?
Earthquake.
What tectonic plates caused haiti's earthquake?
I think it was the Caribbean plate and the cocos plate.
What type of earthquake did Haiti suffer?
It was a conservative earthquake caused by tectonic plates under ground, that rub together to make friction.
What plate is Haiti on?
Haiti is on the boundary of two tectonic plates, the North American plate and the Caribbean plate. The shifting of these plates is what caused the massive 7 magnitude earthquake on January 12, 2010.
Did the Haiti earthquake happen?
Yes, there are, though there tend to be more hurricanes than earthquakes per year.
What plates caused haiti's earthquake?
The movement of the Caribbean and the north American plate caused haiti's earthquake . x hope this helps x
What type of earthquake hit Haiti?
Haiti was a conservative (AKA transforming) earthquake, were tow tectonic plates move past each other causing friction, on of them gives rapid shaking is caused making an earth quake.7.0
How did the Haiti earthquake affect THE LAND?
Haiti's earthquake has effected it's future in so many ways that i think there will be more than over 100 earthquakes that will happen in the future
What are the tectonic plates called which made the Haiti earthquake?
The Caribbean plate and the North American plate.
What plates caused the Haiti earthquake?
That would be the North American and Caribbean Plates. The earthquake happened on 12th January 2010
Was the Haiti earthquake caused by destructive plate boundaries?
The Haitian earthquake that occurred in January 2010 was caused by a transform boundary where two tectonic plates were sliding past each other. For more information please see the related question.
What was the tectonic hazard of haiti?
Earthquake.
What physical processes caused the haiti earthquake?
the convection and conversion on plate boundaries, the diversion of plates as well
