2010 earthquakes

Earthquake Case History: 2010 Mw = 8.8 Mega-thrust Earthquake, Maule, Chile 5/2/13 By Travis Eddy 1. Introduction In early 2010 central south Chile experienced a Mw = 8.8 earthquake and large tsunami waves that devastated areas on the Chilean Pacific coast, nearby offshore islands, and areas near the epicenter. In addition to the tsunami, the earthquake had many other geological consequences including aftershocks, terrestrial and submarine land-sliding, elevation changes, and a gravity

Earthquake damage: Haiti 2010 vs. Nisqually 2001 The approximate Magnitude of this earthquake in Haiti in 2010 was a 7.0 The MM is VIII (8) which would mean that the damage was considerable. The damage is slight in the specially designed structures. There is considerable damage in ordinary buildings, and these would collapse partially. The greatest damage would be with the poorly structured buildings. Fall of chimneys, factory stacks, columns, monuments, walls. Heavy furniture overturned. The

The 2010 Chile earthquake, 2010 Haiti earthquake, and 2015 Nepal earthquake each had varying impacts upon each country's economy, society, and culture. Haiti and Nepal’s economics were both very different from Chili’s economy post earthquake. Although Chile experienced economic loss, due to the destruction of infrastructure, fishing boats/ports, and vineyards they did not need to worry about money. Chile was one of the wealthiest countries in South America and had money reserved for emergencies

Executive Summary The devastating 2010 earthquake left Haiti in ruins. This meant Haiti would mostly rely on foreign aids to stand back to its feet. Most didn’t hesitate to come in to assist mostly the USA and other foreign aids which donated over $5 billion to help Haiti. However, so many questions have been raised on to how well these funds were used. This report includes facts to show how the funds were voluntarily misappropriated by a number of players including the foreign aids (both domestic

Geomorphic Hazards research assignment 2010 Haiti Earthquake and landslide By: Yashas Narayan Teacher: Ms Bilton Due Date: Monday 11th September 2017 Week 9, Term 3 Subject: Geography Task description: Geomorphic Hazards 2010 Haiti earthquake and landslide What is an earthquake? An earthquake would be classified as a sudden ferocious shaking of the ground, typically causing great obliteration because of manoeuvre within the earth’s crust or

Despite the fact that the 2010 Haiti Earthquake had a magnitude of 7.0, it caused 316000 deaths, destroyed over 105000 buildings and left the whole country in rubble. Human contribution contributed greatly to the casualties and the severity of the earthquake. A social factor that influenced the severity of the earthquake was where people chose to live. Haiti is located on fault lines, where the epicentre of the earthquake is and where the earthquake is most severe. The earthquake’s epicentre was

Earthquakes and Society On January 12, 2010 a 7.0 earthquake struck the Republic of Haiti. This earthquake caused a large amount of destruction and devastation. In order to understand this earthquake more in depth, it will be discussed on how it affected the earth, the damages and death tolls, the economic impact, and the permanent consequences. Affecting the Earth The earthquake happened about 15 miles southwest from the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince at 4:35pm. The geology of Haiti consists

Often time disenfranchisement is shown in various places throughout the world. Although saddening, people face tragedies that cause them to lose things most important to them every day. For example, when the earthquake in Haiti struck, the people of Haiti lost everything they considered valuable. Having faced many obstacles, Haitian people dealt with the disenfranchisement of their pride and their possessions; there are endless amounts of literature that reference to the tragedies that occurred

The very nature of the shadow economy poses an issue to its measurement. Because it is defined as the economic activity that occurs outside the regulations and is hidden from the authorities, it is especially difficult to detect and measure. The size and the approach to measure the underground economy varies according to the institution conducting the estimation. However, it is fair to say that approximately half of the Dominican Economy is informal. Table 1 summarizes a few measurements of the

Life is something that requires a considerable amount of physical and mental effort. Some are fortunate enough to have everything prepared for them. Such as some are born into money; some come across good fortune yet most work hard from the start to get somewhere in the world. It just all depends on how you were brought into this world. For some people, life is full of stress and hardships. That’s how life was for someone very dear to me Kimberly Domonique. She had it difficult from the start however