Earthquake Hati

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Location:
Haiti, Caribbean islands
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Date:
12th January, 2010
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Time:
4:53pm
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Epicenter:
Leogane 25km away from capital Port-au-prince. Shallow only 1.7 miles deep.
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Richter scale:
7.0 Magnitude
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Tectonic setting:
North American Plate converged with Caribbean plate
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Died:
230,000
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Injured:
300,000+
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Info:
LEDC, poorest country in the western hemisphere. most people on $2 a day. Economic damage $8-14 billion. 2/3 unemployed.
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