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What are the tectonic plates called which made the Haiti earthquake?
The Caribbean plate and the North American plate.
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 is the earthquake called in haiti?
Strike-Slip 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.
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 earthquake start in haiti?
By plates.
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
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 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 plates were moved by the Haiti earthquake?
The Ferreros and Digadua plate directed approximately 200 km north east of Haiti Triggered Spasms in the fault and in turn produced the 7.0 magnitude earthquake.
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 caused the haiti earthquake?
That would be the North American and Caribbean Plates. The earthquake happened on 12th January 2010
What physical processes caused the haiti earthquake?
the convection and conversion on plate boundaries, the diversion of plates as well
What is the earthquake called in haiti?
Strike-Slip Fault.
What is it called when plates collide?
an earthquake
