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2010 Earthquake in Haiti
- 2. 2010 EARTHQUAKE IN HAITI http://www.flickr.com/photos/haitian/4283004418/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/crosscatholic/4274648430/in/photostream/
- 3. 2010 EARTHQUAKE IN HAITI SHANNON PHILLIPS http://www.flickr.com/photos/haitian/4283004418/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/crosscatholic/4274648430/in/photostream/
- 4. 2010 EARTHQUAKE IN HAITI SHANNON PHILLIPS http://www.flickr.com/photos/haitian/4283004418/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/crosscatholic/4274648430/in/photostream/
- 5. 2010 EARTHQUAKE IN HAITI SHANNON PHILLIPS http://www.flickr.com/photos/haitian/4283004418/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/crosscatholic/4274648430/in/photostream/
- 6. 2010 EARTHQUAKE IN HAITI SHANNON PHILLIPS http://www.flickr.com/photos/haitian/4283004418/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/crosscatholic/4274648430/in/photostream/
- 7. 2010 EARTHQUAKE IN HAITI SHANNON PHILLIPS http://www.flickr.com/photos/haitian/4283004418/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/crosscatholic/4274648430/in/photostream/
- 10. THESIS STATEMENT Haiti was stricken with a devastating 7.3 magnitude earthquake on January 12, 2010. By researching the science, health problems, and the media coverage of this horrific disaster, I hope to spread awareness about this natural disaster by showing how much high school students can do to help. http://www.flickr.com/photos/chiefsworld/4277511104/
- 19. Starting from the beginning... http://ebonyintuition.blogspot.com/2008_08_01_archive.html
- 20. Starting from the beginning... http://ebonyintuition.blogspot.com/2008_08_01_archive.html
- 22. Geography
- 23. Geography
- 24. Geography
- 25. Geography
- 27. • Similar in size to Maryland http://www.flickr.com/photos/breezy421/4808666792/
- 28. • Similar in size to Maryland • Similar in population to Michigan http://www.flickr.com/photos/breezy421/4808666792/
- 29. • Similar in size to Maryland • Similar in population to Michigan • Similar in climate to Florida http://www.flickr.com/photos/breezy421/4808666792/
- 30. Geography • Similar in size to Maryland • Similar in population to Michigan • Similar in climate to Florida http://www.flickr.com/photos/breezy421/4808666792/
- 33. Haitian People • 95% http://www.flickr.com/photos/breadfortheworld/5188200594/in/photostream/
- 34. Haitian People • 95% • 80% http://www.flickr.com/photos/breadfortheworld/5188200594/in/photostream/
- 35. Haitian People • 95% • 80% • 53 years old http://www.flickr.com/photos/breadfortheworld/5188200594/in/photostream/
- 36. Haitian People • 95% • 80% • 53 years old • 5 children http://www.flickr.com/photos/breadfortheworld/5188200594/in/photostream/
- 37. Haitian People • 95% • 80% • 53 years old • 5 children • 53% http://www.flickr.com/photos/breadfortheworld/5188200594/in/photostream/
- 38. Haitian People • 95% • 80% • 53 years old • 5 children • 53% • 65% http://www.flickr.com/photos/breadfortheworld/5188200594/in/photostream/
- 39. Haitian People • 95% • 25 physicians and 11 nurses per 1,000 • 80% patients • 53 years old • 5 children • 53% • 65% http://www.flickr.com/photos/breadfortheworld/5188200594/in/photostream/
- 40. Haitian People • 95% • 25 physicians and 11 nurses per 1,000 • 80% patients • 53 years old • 5 children • 53% • 65% http://www.flickr.com/photos/breadfortheworld/5188200594/in/photostream/
- 41. Haitian People • 95% • 25 physicians and 11 nurses per 1,000 • 80% patients • 53 years old • 5 children • 53% • 65% http://www.flickr.com/photos/breadfortheworld/5188200594/in/photostream/
- 42. Haitian People • 95% • 25 physicians and 11 nurses per 1,000 • 80% patients • 53 years old • 5 children • 53% • 6% • 65% http://www.flickr.com/photos/breadfortheworld/5188200594/in/photostream/
- 43. Haitian People • 95% • 25 physicians and 11 nurses per 1,000 • 80% patients • 53 years old • 5 children • 53% • 6% • 65% • 60% http://www.flickr.com/photos/breadfortheworld/5188200594/in/photostream/
- 44. Haitian People • 95% • 25 physicians and 11 nurses per 1,000 • 80% patients • 53 years old • 5 children • 53% • 6% • 65% • 60% • One in 50 http://www.flickr.com/photos/breadfortheworld/5188200594/in/photostream/
- 46. January 12, 2010
- 47. January 12, 2010
- 48. January 12, 2010
- 49. January 12, 2010
- 50. January 12, 2010
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- 52. January 12, 2010
- 54. Location
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- 58. PLATE TECTONICS BEHIND THE EARTHQUAKE The 2010 Earthquake was caused by a shift in the Enriquillo-Plaintain Garden fault zone.
- 59. PLATE TECTONICS Seven major crustal plates Earthquakes occur: Ocean Ridges where plates are pulled apart Margins where plates scrape past one another Margins where one plate is thrust under another
- 60. COMPARING THE EARTHQUAKE Measured 7.3 magnitude on the Richter Scale Estimated $1.5 billion in reconstruction costs due to lack of building codes.
- 61. Richter Scale
- 62. SEISMOLOGY
- 63. FUTURE RISK Risk for more earthquakes has increased since the January 12 earthquake in Haiti.
- 64. VIDEO I have a video but I can’t figure out how to imbed it, or even save it to my computer
- 65. APPLICATION Describe in detail your application component Multiply slides Use pictures, videos etc. Approximately 8-15 minutes
- 66. CLASS ACTIVITY Something creative and fun Approximately 5 minutes (or more)
- 67. WORKS CITED Take all citations from Research Blogs For pictures... just take URL from website... not in Works Cited
- 68. CONCLUSION SLIDE What did I learn?
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- I have always loved the idea of helping children in a third world country. In college, I will be studying Nutrition and am very interested in traveling to countries like Haiti. I also feel as if the purpose of Senior Graduation Projects show students how much we really can do for others who aren’t as fortunate as we are.\n
- I have always loved the idea of helping children in a third world country. In college, I will be studying Nutrition and am very interested in traveling to countries like Haiti. I also feel as if the purpose of Senior Graduation Projects show students how much we really can do for others who aren’t as fortunate as we are.\n
- I have always loved the idea of helping children in a third world country. In college, I will be studying Nutrition and am very interested in traveling to countries like Haiti. I also feel as if the purpose of Senior Graduation Projects show students how much we really can do for others who aren’t as fortunate as we are.\n
- I have always loved the idea of helping children in a third world country. In college, I will be studying Nutrition and am very interested in traveling to countries like Haiti. I also feel as if the purpose of Senior Graduation Projects show students how much we really can do for others who aren’t as fortunate as we are.\n
- I have always loved the idea of helping children in a third world country. In college, I will be studying Nutrition and am very interested in traveling to countries like Haiti. I also feel as if the purpose of Senior Graduation Projects show students how much we really can do for others who aren’t as fortunate as we are.\n
- I have always loved the idea of helping children in a third world country. In college, I will be studying Nutrition and am very interested in traveling to countries like Haiti. I also feel as if the purpose of Senior Graduation Projects show students how much we really can do for others who aren’t as fortunate as we are.\n
- Haiti was originally the home of an Indian tribe, known as Arawak that is believed to have eliminated by diseases and brutal labor practices after the arrival of Columbus. The French claimed it and Haiti became a very pertinent coffee and sugar producing colony for the French. Haiti claimed its independence from France on January 1, 1804. It was the first nation to successfully gain its independence from a slave rebellion, and the first independent black-led nation in the world. Because it was originally a French colony, the national languages today are French and Creole.\n\n“Background”\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
- Haiti was originally the home of an Indian tribe, known as Arawak that is believed to have eliminated by diseases and brutal labor practices after the arrival of Columbus. The French claimed it and Haiti became a very pertinent coffee and sugar producing colony for the French. Haiti claimed its independence from France on January 1, 1804. It was the first nation to successfully gain its independence from a slave rebellion, and the first independent black-led nation in the world. Because it was originally a French colony, the national languages today are French and Creole.\n\n“Background”\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
- Haiti’s land area includes five major rivers (Artibonite, Grand-Anse, L’Estére, Trois Riviéres and Cavaillon), four major islands (Île de la Gonåave, Île de la Tortue, Île á Vache and Grande Cayemite), three major mountain ranges (Plaine du Nord, Massif du Nord, Massif de la Selle, and Plaine du Cul-de-Sac). Haiti has a tropical climate with dry season from December to April and wet season from April to June and again from August to mid-November. On average it rains about 60 inches per year (equivalent to Florida). \n\n“Background2”\n
- Haiti’s land area includes five major rivers (Artibonite, Grand-Anse, L’Estére, Trois Riviéres and Cavaillon), four major islands (Île de la Gonåave, Île de la Tortue, Île á Vache and Grande Cayemite), three major mountain ranges (Plaine du Nord, Massif du Nord, Massif de la Selle, and Plaine du Cul-de-Sac). Haiti has a tropical climate with dry season from December to April and wet season from April to June and again from August to mid-November. On average it rains about 60 inches per year (equivalent to Florida). \n\n“Background2”\n
- Haiti’s land area includes five major rivers (Artibonite, Grand-Anse, L’Estére, Trois Riviéres and Cavaillon), four major islands (Île de la Gonåave, Île de la Tortue, Île á Vache and Grande Cayemite), three major mountain ranges (Plaine du Nord, Massif du Nord, Massif de la Selle, and Plaine du Cul-de-Sac). Haiti has a tropical climate with dry season from December to April and wet season from April to June and again from August to mid-November. On average it rains about 60 inches per year (equivalent to Florida). \n\n“Background2”\n
- Haiti’s land area includes five major rivers (Artibonite, Grand-Anse, L’Estére, Trois Riviéres and Cavaillon), four major islands (Île de la Gonåave, Île de la Tortue, Île á Vache and Grande Cayemite), three major mountain ranges (Plaine du Nord, Massif du Nord, Massif de la Selle, and Plaine du Cul-de-Sac). Haiti has a tropical climate with dry season from December to April and wet season from April to June and again from August to mid-November. On average it rains about 60 inches per year (equivalent to Florida). \n\n“Background2”\n
- Today, Haiti occupies the western third of the island of Hispañola (the other two- thirds of the island is occupied by Dominican Republic. It is roughly the size of Maryland (10,741 square miles) with a population of 10,032,000. Haiti is the second most densely populated country in the western hemisphere, averaging 400 people per square mile. \n\n“Background2”\n
- Today, Haiti occupies the western third of the island of Hispañola (the other two- thirds of the island is occupied by Dominican Republic. It is roughly the size of Maryland (10,741 square miles) with a population of 10,032,000. Haiti is the second most densely populated country in the western hemisphere, averaging 400 people per square mile. \n\n“Background2”\n
- Today, Haiti occupies the western third of the island of Hispañola (the other two- thirds of the island is occupied by Dominican Republic. It is roughly the size of Maryland (10,741 square miles) with a population of 10,032,000. Haiti is the second most densely populated country in the western hemisphere, averaging 400 people per square mile. \n\n“Background2”\n
- Today, Haiti occupies the western third of the island of Hispañola (the other two- thirds of the island is occupied by Dominican Republic. It is roughly the size of Maryland (10,741 square miles) with a population of 10,032,000. Haiti is the second most densely populated country in the western hemisphere, averaging 400 people per square mile. \n\n“Background2”\n
- Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Roughly 80% of the population lives below the poverty line. The average life expectancy is 53 years old, the lowest in the western hemisphere. It is estimated that there are about 36.5 births per 1,000 births. The average Haitian woman has 5 children. The literacy rate in Haiti is about 53% and school attendance is 65% as of 2008. There are about 25 physicians and 11 nurses per every 1,000 patients. About 6% of the population is affected by HIV/AIDS. Haiti has the least developed economy in the western hemisphere and about 60% of the population is affected by underemployment or unemployment. One in 50 Haitians has a steady wage-earning job. \n\nMore than 95% of the population is of African ancestry (slaves brought over to harvest sugar cane and coffee during French colonization) an about 80% of the population is Roman Catholic. \n\n“Background”\n
- Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Roughly 80% of the population lives below the poverty line. The average life expectancy is 53 years old, the lowest in the western hemisphere. It is estimated that there are about 36.5 births per 1,000 births. The average Haitian woman has 5 children. The literacy rate in Haiti is about 53% and school attendance is 65% as of 2008. There are about 25 physicians and 11 nurses per every 1,000 patients. About 6% of the population is affected by HIV/AIDS. Haiti has the least developed economy in the western hemisphere and about 60% of the population is affected by underemployment or unemployment. One in 50 Haitians has a steady wage-earning job. \n\nMore than 95% of the population is of African ancestry (slaves brought over to harvest sugar cane and coffee during French colonization) an about 80% of the population is Roman Catholic. \n\n“Background”\n
- Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Roughly 80% of the population lives below the poverty line. The average life expectancy is 53 years old, the lowest in the western hemisphere. It is estimated that there are about 36.5 births per 1,000 births. The average Haitian woman has 5 children. The literacy rate in Haiti is about 53% and school attendance is 65% as of 2008. There are about 25 physicians and 11 nurses per every 1,000 patients. About 6% of the population is affected by HIV/AIDS. Haiti has the least developed economy in the western hemisphere and about 60% of the population is affected by underemployment or unemployment. One in 50 Haitians has a steady wage-earning job. \n\nMore than 95% of the population is of African ancestry (slaves brought over to harvest sugar cane and coffee during French colonization) an about 80% of the population is Roman Catholic. \n\n“Background”\n
- Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Roughly 80% of the population lives below the poverty line. The average life expectancy is 53 years old, the lowest in the western hemisphere. It is estimated that there are about 36.5 births per 1,000 births. The average Haitian woman has 5 children. The literacy rate in Haiti is about 53% and school attendance is 65% as of 2008. There are about 25 physicians and 11 nurses per every 1,000 patients. About 6% of the population is affected by HIV/AIDS. Haiti has the least developed economy in the western hemisphere and about 60% of the population is affected by underemployment or unemployment. One in 50 Haitians has a steady wage-earning job. \n\nMore than 95% of the population is of African ancestry (slaves brought over to harvest sugar cane and coffee during French colonization) an about 80% of the population is Roman Catholic. \n\n“Background”\n
- Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Roughly 80% of the population lives below the poverty line. The average life expectancy is 53 years old, the lowest in the western hemisphere. It is estimated that there are about 36.5 births per 1,000 births. The average Haitian woman has 5 children. The literacy rate in Haiti is about 53% and school attendance is 65% as of 2008. There are about 25 physicians and 11 nurses per every 1,000 patients. About 6% of the population is affected by HIV/AIDS. Haiti has the least developed economy in the western hemisphere and about 60% of the population is affected by underemployment or unemployment. One in 50 Haitians has a steady wage-earning job. \n\nMore than 95% of the population is of African ancestry (slaves brought over to harvest sugar cane and coffee during French colonization) an about 80% of the population is Roman Catholic. \n\n“Background”\n
- Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Roughly 80% of the population lives below the poverty line. The average life expectancy is 53 years old, the lowest in the western hemisphere. It is estimated that there are about 36.5 births per 1,000 births. The average Haitian woman has 5 children. The literacy rate in Haiti is about 53% and school attendance is 65% as of 2008. There are about 25 physicians and 11 nurses per every 1,000 patients. About 6% of the population is affected by HIV/AIDS. Haiti has the least developed economy in the western hemisphere and about 60% of the population is affected by underemployment or unemployment. One in 50 Haitians has a steady wage-earning job. \n\nMore than 95% of the population is of African ancestry (slaves brought over to harvest sugar cane and coffee during French colonization) an about 80% of the population is Roman Catholic. \n\n“Background”\n
- Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Roughly 80% of the population lives below the poverty line. The average life expectancy is 53 years old, the lowest in the western hemisphere. It is estimated that there are about 36.5 births per 1,000 births. The average Haitian woman has 5 children. The literacy rate in Haiti is about 53% and school attendance is 65% as of 2008. There are about 25 physicians and 11 nurses per every 1,000 patients. About 6% of the population is affected by HIV/AIDS. Haiti has the least developed economy in the western hemisphere and about 60% of the population is affected by underemployment or unemployment. One in 50 Haitians has a steady wage-earning job. \n\nMore than 95% of the population is of African ancestry (slaves brought over to harvest sugar cane and coffee during French colonization) an about 80% of the population is Roman Catholic. \n\n“Background”\n
- Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Roughly 80% of the population lives below the poverty line. The average life expectancy is 53 years old, the lowest in the western hemisphere. It is estimated that there are about 36.5 births per 1,000 births. The average Haitian woman has 5 children. The literacy rate in Haiti is about 53% and school attendance is 65% as of 2008. There are about 25 physicians and 11 nurses per every 1,000 patients. About 6% of the population is affected by HIV/AIDS. Haiti has the least developed economy in the western hemisphere and about 60% of the population is affected by underemployment or unemployment. One in 50 Haitians has a steady wage-earning job. \n\nMore than 95% of the population is of African ancestry (slaves brought over to harvest sugar cane and coffee during French colonization) an about 80% of the population is Roman Catholic. \n\n“Background”\n
- Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Roughly 80% of the population lives below the poverty line. The average life expectancy is 53 years old, the lowest in the western hemisphere. It is estimated that there are about 36.5 births per 1,000 births. The average Haitian woman has 5 children. The literacy rate in Haiti is about 53% and school attendance is 65% as of 2008. There are about 25 physicians and 11 nurses per every 1,000 patients. About 6% of the population is affected by HIV/AIDS. Haiti has the least developed economy in the western hemisphere and about 60% of the population is affected by underemployment or unemployment. One in 50 Haitians has a steady wage-earning job. \n\nMore than 95% of the population is of African ancestry (slaves brought over to harvest sugar cane and coffee during French colonization) an about 80% of the population is Roman Catholic. \n\n“Background”\n
- Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Roughly 80% of the population lives below the poverty line. The average life expectancy is 53 years old, the lowest in the western hemisphere. It is estimated that there are about 36.5 births per 1,000 births. The average Haitian woman has 5 children. The literacy rate in Haiti is about 53% and school attendance is 65% as of 2008. There are about 25 physicians and 11 nurses per every 1,000 patients. About 6% of the population is affected by HIV/AIDS. Haiti has the least developed economy in the western hemisphere and about 60% of the population is affected by underemployment or unemployment. One in 50 Haitians has a steady wage-earning job. \n\nMore than 95% of the population is of African ancestry (slaves brought over to harvest sugar cane and coffee during French colonization) an about 80% of the population is Roman Catholic. \n\n“Background”\n
- Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Roughly 80% of the population lives below the poverty line. The average life expectancy is 53 years old, the lowest in the western hemisphere. It is estimated that there are about 36.5 births per 1,000 births. The average Haitian woman has 5 children. The literacy rate in Haiti is about 53% and school attendance is 65% as of 2008. There are about 25 physicians and 11 nurses per every 1,000 patients. About 6% of the population is affected by HIV/AIDS. Haiti has the least developed economy in the western hemisphere and about 60% of the population is affected by underemployment or unemployment. One in 50 Haitians has a steady wage-earning job. \n\nMore than 95% of the population is of African ancestry (slaves brought over to harvest sugar cane and coffee during French colonization) an about 80% of the population is Roman Catholic. \n\n“Background”\n
- Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Roughly 80% of the population lives below the poverty line. The average life expectancy is 53 years old, the lowest in the western hemisphere. It is estimated that there are about 36.5 births per 1,000 births. The average Haitian woman has 5 children. The literacy rate in Haiti is about 53% and school attendance is 65% as of 2008. There are about 25 physicians and 11 nurses per every 1,000 patients. About 6% of the population is affected by HIV/AIDS. Haiti has the least developed economy in the western hemisphere and about 60% of the population is affected by underemployment or unemployment. One in 50 Haitians has a steady wage-earning job. \n\nMore than 95% of the population is of African ancestry (slaves brought over to harvest sugar cane and coffee during French colonization) an about 80% of the population is Roman Catholic. \n\n“Background”\n
- Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Roughly 80% of the population lives below the poverty line. The average life expectancy is 53 years old, the lowest in the western hemisphere. It is estimated that there are about 36.5 births per 1,000 births. The average Haitian woman has 5 children. The literacy rate in Haiti is about 53% and school attendance is 65% as of 2008. There are about 25 physicians and 11 nurses per every 1,000 patients. About 6% of the population is affected by HIV/AIDS. Haiti has the least developed economy in the western hemisphere and about 60% of the population is affected by underemployment or unemployment. One in 50 Haitians has a steady wage-earning job. \n\nMore than 95% of the population is of African ancestry (slaves brought over to harvest sugar cane and coffee during French colonization) an about 80% of the population is Roman Catholic. \n\n“Background”\n
- On January 12, 2010 at 5pm local time a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck 10 miles southwest of the capital city of Port-au-Prince. It left 230,000 people dead and more than 1 million people without homes. American Red Cross estimates that it affected roughly 3 million people, almost 1/3 of the population. \n
- On January 12, 2010 at 5pm local time a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck 10 miles southwest of the capital city of Port-au-Prince. It left 230,000 people dead and more than 1 million people without homes. American Red Cross estimates that it affected roughly 3 million people, almost 1/3 of the population. \n
- On January 12, 2010 at 5pm local time a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck 10 miles southwest of the capital city of Port-au-Prince. It left 230,000 people dead and more than 1 million people without homes. American Red Cross estimates that it affected roughly 3 million people, almost 1/3 of the population. \n
- On January 12, 2010 at 5pm local time a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck 10 miles southwest of the capital city of Port-au-Prince. It left 230,000 people dead and more than 1 million people without homes. American Red Cross estimates that it affected roughly 3 million people, almost 1/3 of the population. \n
- On January 12, 2010 at 5pm local time a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck 10 miles southwest of the capital city of Port-au-Prince. It left 230,000 people dead and more than 1 million people without homes. American Red Cross estimates that it affected roughly 3 million people, almost 1/3 of the population. \n
- On January 12, 2010 at 5pm local time a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck 10 miles southwest of the capital city of Port-au-Prince. It left 230,000 people dead and more than 1 million people without homes. American Red Cross estimates that it affected roughly 3 million people, almost 1/3 of the population. \n
- On January 12, 2010 at 5pm local time a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck 10 miles southwest of the capital city of Port-au-Prince. It left 230,000 people dead and more than 1 million people without homes. American Red Cross estimates that it affected roughly 3 million people, almost 1/3 of the population. \n
- The earthquake struck 10 miles southwest of Port-au-Prince. Significant aftershocks continued a full week after the main earthquake struck, including a 5.9 magnitude earthquake on January 20, 2010. As the photographs demonstrate, the reddest area is where the earthquake’s epicenter was. In the next two photographs, the epicenter of the main event is represented by the yellow star. The golden dots represent aftershocks of 4.5 to 5.5 magnitude. \n
- The earthquake struck 10 miles southwest of Port-au-Prince. Significant aftershocks continued a full week after the main earthquake struck, including a 5.9 magnitude earthquake on January 20, 2010. As the photographs demonstrate, the reddest area is where the earthquake’s epicenter was. In the next two photographs, the epicenter of the main event is represented by the yellow star. The golden dots represent aftershocks of 4.5 to 5.5 magnitude. \n
- The earthquake struck 10 miles southwest of Port-au-Prince. Significant aftershocks continued a full week after the main earthquake struck, including a 5.9 magnitude earthquake on January 20, 2010. As the photographs demonstrate, the reddest area is where the earthquake’s epicenter was. In the next two photographs, the epicenter of the main event is represented by the yellow star. The golden dots represent aftershocks of 4.5 to 5.5 magnitude. \n
- The earthquake struck 10 miles southwest of Port-au-Prince. Significant aftershocks continued a full week after the main earthquake struck, including a 5.9 magnitude earthquake on January 20, 2010. As the photographs demonstrate, the reddest area is where the earthquake’s epicenter was. In the next two photographs, the epicenter of the main event is represented by the yellow star. The golden dots represent aftershocks of 4.5 to 5.5 magnitude. \n
- Before the earthquake, the Caribbean and North American Plates moved about 20mm/yr. through a combination of strike-slip and interplate thrust faulting. The 2010 Earthquake was caused by a concentrated slip over 36 kilometers in the EPGFZ. This is the fault line between the North American Plate and the Caribbean Plate. The EPGFZ is responsible for half of the movement between the two, the other half is controlled by the Septentrional-Oriente fault zone.\n
- There are seven major crustal plates all broken up into smaller plates. They are in constant motion relative to one another.\n
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- Every earthquake is measured on the Richter Scale. It is used to determine where the epicenter is and the strength of the earthquake. The Richter Scale is a logarithmic scale, meaning it is based on factors of ten (i.e., a 4.0 magnitude earthquake is 10 times stronger than a 3.0 magnitude earthquake). The average person cannot feel an earthquake that measures a magnitude of 2.0 or less. An earthquake that measures stronger than a 6.0 magnitude will cause severe damage. The strongest earthquake ever recorded was a 9.5 magnitude earthquake in Chile in 1964.\n
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