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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.
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What type of margin did the Haiti earthquake occur at?
Transform boundary
Where most earthquake's occur?
Along fault lines.
What are the chances of a large earthquake in Ontario?
The odds of Ontario to have a large scale earthquake is slim to none due to the fact that Ontario doesn't sit on a fault line. The fault lines are what causes earthquake. For example, San Fransisco sits directly on top of the San Andreas fault line. When an earthquake hits, the impact is always devastating. Even recently with the 7.0 earthquake in Haiti, Haiti sits close to the Carribean fault line. This is what caused the Earthquake. Waterloo Ontario had an earthquake @1:48pmr June 23 2010 "3.5 or higher"
what is Fault Line?
Earthquake/volcanic activity occur almost exactly the fault line where plates about
Which type of fault do most earthquake occur along?
strike slip
What is the earthquake called in haiti?
Strike-Slip Fault.
What was the name of the fault line on the haiti earthquake?
The Enriquillo-Plantain Garden fault
What made The Haiti earthquake occur?
Because Haiti is on flat ocean
What fault did the Chilean earthquake occur on?
painful fault
Did liquefaction occur during the Haiti earthquake?
Luckily, no.
Where would you least expect an earthquake to occur?
Certainly not haiti!
What type of margin did the Haiti earthquake occur at?
Transform boundary
What faults were involved in the Haiti earthquake?
a new fault line that was undetected had no name
What time did the Haiti earthquake occur?
The 2010 Haiti earthquake struck at 4:53 PM, 12 January 2010.It happened in 2010
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.
When did the earthquake in Haiti occur?
This earthquake in Haiti happened in 1854. It has also happened in 2010 on 21st January at 16:15pm.
Where did an earthquake occur in January 2010?
Port-au-prince,haiti.
