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Where were the earthquakes in 2010?

Haiti, Chile, Washington,DC


What does the haiti and Chile earthquakes have the same?

Two faults slipping past each other caused the earthquake in Haiti. The fault slipping as the Pacific Plate slid under the South American Plate raising the Andes Mountains caused the earthquake in Chile. Or, while both were caused by moving faults, the faults moved for different reasons.


What are the names of two earthquakes that happened after 1990?

chile quack and haiti quack


Why did the buildings fall in Haiti?

Because the earthquakes in Haiti caused the buildings to fall down.


Is HAARP responsible for the Haiti and Chile earthquakes?

No. HAARP stands for High-Frequency Active Auroral Research Program.It has no connection with earthquakes.


Why was there less damage in Chile than in haiti even though the Chile earthquake was much stronger?

Chile is frequently hit by earthquakes - therefore their building codes are much stricter. Their houses are built to withstand devastating earthquakes. Haiti, on the other hand, has had relatively few earthquakes. Their situation reflects the poor housing common to the area, that, while cheaper, is worse in the long run.


Countries that were recentlyaffected by earthquakes?

The Haiti earthquake in Jan. 12, 2010.The Chile earthquake.The Turkey earthquake.


How do Haiti earthquakes happen?

they just happen earthquakes are caused from the plates under earths surface moving


How do people and the environment are affected by earthquakes?

it affected the people of haiti by the dammage it did, the people it killed, and the emotional dammage it caused the people of haiti


How much stronger was the Chile earthquake than the one in Haiti?

The Chile earthquake at 8.8 was about 100 times stronger than the Haiti earthquake at 6.8. The Richter scale is logarithmic. The difference between the earthquakes is 2.0, which is the logarithm of 100.


Where have major earthquakes occurred in recent years?

Haiti (January 2010), Chile (February 2010) and Indonesia (December 2004) japan (March 2011).


Where is Chile compared with Haiti?

Chile is located in South America on the Pacific coast while Haiti is located on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola in North America. Chile is located to the southwest of Haiti.