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Haiti is situated on a transform boundary also known as a strike slip fault zone between the Caribbean and North American plates.

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Q: What kind of fault line is Haiti situated on?
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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 was the name of the fault line on the haiti earthquake?

The Enriquillo-Plantain Garden fault


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.


Why is haiti so vulnerable to earthquakes?

because its on a fault line


What faults were involved in the Haiti earthquake?

a new fault line that was undetected had no name


Does Haiti have earthquakes?

I think it is because Haiti lies on a fault line between two plates-the north american and caribbean.


Did Jamaica sit on a fault line?

Yes Haiti and Jamaica both sit on same one


Why do earthquakes happen te most in California?

California is situated on a large fault line that extends from north to south.


What kind of fault did the northridge earthquake occur on?

it happened on a blind fault (one where the fault line does not reach the surface)


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.


What kind of fault is Mt St Helen's on?

A strike slip fault