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no offfence or anything but what a dumb question
obviously its good. if there was it would warn people about it and PEOPLE WOULD SURVIVE!!
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∙ 12y agoThe people of Haiti we not warned as they could not tell the activity of the earthquake developing also they had a large population so word would not travel fast.
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∙ 10y agoThey didn't. The earthquake struck without any warning. Back in 1906 scientists had no idea how to predict eathquakes, and we aren't much better off today.
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Why did the Haiti Earthquake have such an impact?
First off, it was a huge earthquake -- 7.0 magnitude. An earthquake of that size in any country will cause severe damage to buildings. Before the earthquake hit, Haiti was already an impoverished nation with buildings not able to withstand huge earthquakes. Without proper construction, the buildings were bound to collapse and kill thousands. In addition, Haiti is on an isolated island which makes getting supplies there very difficult, adding to the tragedy. All four of these reasons exacerbated the situation: 1. Size of the earthquake 2. Poor infrastructure 3. Isolation 4. Poverty It killed approximately 200,000 people, and left 1 million people homeless.
Was anything done to prevent the haiti earthquake?
No. To date earth quaked may be expected in some places however they are not able to be controlled in any way.
Why was the death toll so high in the Haitian 2010 earthquake?
Haiti's a very congested country, there are small buildings and houses as far as the eye can see. A 7.0 earthquake would crush any small structures in it's vicinity. Plus there were at least 52 aftershocks ranging from 4.5 up.The earthquake was so destructive for a number of reasons:The earthquake occurred at shallow depth - this means that the seismic waves have to travel a smaller distance through the earth to reach the surface so maintain more of their energy.The earthquake occurred in close proximity to a populated area. This again means that there is very little attenuation of the seismic waves (i.e they still have most of their energy and so are more destructive when they arrive).The buildings in Port-Au-Prince and other areas of Haiti were in very poor condition in general and were not designed or constructed to be earthquake resistant.
Who are the famous people who help haiti?
Okay, so I'm not going to answer that exact question but I am going to make a comment on it. I think that not enough billionaires are giving enough money to things like the Haiti earthquake. You see, there are billionaires in this world who could help millions of families in Haiti, yet they are just too selfish to spare so much as a penny. This is just my opinion, but if there are any billionaires reading this, I urge you to donate. Many Thanks, Susie xxx
What are Haiti's defenses against earthquakes?
They don't have any.
Has haiti had any earthquakes before it's 2010 earthquake?
No it hasn't.
Were there any signs of the earthquake in Haiti?
no
Are there any new zealand connections to the haiti earthquake?
Christchurch earthquake
Was there any after shocks in the haiti earthquake?
As in most larger earthquakes there will be after shocks. Haiti was no exception.
Did Haiti have any wars?
No, Haiti was damaged by a earthquake. I am pretty sure that the quake was 10.0.
Was there any injuries from the Haiti earthquake?
Ofcourse dodo brain..........
Did the Haiti earthquake kill any tourists?
no it didn't kill all of them
Should the people in haiti be blamed for the earthquake?
No, nothing they did had any influence on the level of Earth's crust where the Earthquake originated.
Did the earthquake in haiti take more lives than any earthquake to date?
In recent history, a Chinese earthquake killed about 255,000 in 1976 - at the moment the thinking is that Haiti killed fewer - and further back in history another in China killed over 800,000 in the 16th century.
What was the impact on Haiti?
Haiti's impact is the people did not have enough of any thing not even medical help.Please try to donate and thank god this earthquake did not happen were you lives.Bless you!
Did the earthquake affect any major event in Haiti?
yes now almost all are living in tents
Were there any warnings about the 2007 Gisborne earthquake in New Zealand in 2007?
It is not possible to issue warnings about earthquakes at present as they cannot be predicted with current knowledge.It is hoped that in the future, warnings will be able to be issued for some types of earthquakes that have foreshocks (smaller earthquakes that happen before the major quake). There is no mention of foreshocks for the Gisborne 2007 quake on the Geonet website. There were aftershocks. See the related links.
