The Chile earthquake oucrred along a subduction zone, where one plate slides under another. Often, earthquakes along such aboundary will trigger vertical movement of the seafloor, which can trigger a tsunami. The earthquake in Haitin in 2010 ocurred along a transform boundary where plates slide past each other with no vertical movement.
the people were affected by they lost their homes
The energy released during the 2010 Haiti earthquake was estimated to be equivalent to around 7.0 x 10^12 joules, which is equivalent to 16,000 tons of TNT. This earthquake had a magnitude of 7.0.
Port-au-Prince
Haiti has an area of about 10,714 square miles, while the United States has an area of about 3.8 million square miles. Therefore, approximately 355 Haitis could fit within the United States based on area alone.
7.0 with about 80 aftershocks.
The hunger strike and the earthquake
February 2nd 2010
1 million
Port-Au-prince
well, it happened on 12 Jan 2010 on 4:15.
the people were affected by they lost their homes
The earthquake was pretty much all over. The main part was in Haiti's capitol, Porte Prince. HOpe this helped
The energy released during the 2010 Haiti earthquake was estimated to be equivalent to around 7.0 x 10^12 joules, which is equivalent to 16,000 tons of TNT. This earthquake had a magnitude of 7.0.
Cuba
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