The present report is part of a planned sequence of products, representing three stages of learning. What you need to know about the 2010 haiti earthquake. The earthquake left a wave of destruction and death. Given haiti s severe vulnerabilities and the poor coping mechanisms of its population, care has ensured that our post earthquake programming aims to build resilience so that families and communities can bounce back from shocks and stresses, and recover faster and more effectively. National conference on earthquake engineering held at stanford university august 2224, 1979 introduction by james m. Gronewald, earthquakerelief officials in haiti hoping 20 brings better results, new york times, january 20. Dec 12, 20 read fast facts from cnn about the 2010 earthquake in haiti, which struck january 12, 2010. Diorio joint forces staff college on january 12, 2010, a massive 7. Eeri special earthquake report april 2010 learning from earthquakes the mw 7.
Overall, some 3 million people, or 30 per cent of the population, were affected, with children making up half the population. The 2010 earthquake in haiti was unprecedented in its impact. The earthquakes epicenter was 16km southwest of portauprince, the capital. Read fast facts from cnn about the 2010 earthquake in haiti, which struck january 12, 2010. Our country responded quickly to help haiti, whether it was through the millions of people. The 2010 earthquake, while certainly the worst natural disaster to hit haiti in modern times, is by no means the first. Overview of the 2010 haiti earthquake earthquake science center. Based on the present earthquake parameters magnitude, depth, population, etc and our experience with earthquake damage impact, earthquake report. An exact death toll proved elusive in the ensuing chaos. Postearthquake injuries treated at a field hospital haiti. Haiti has suffered over 20 internationallyrecognized natural disasters in the last 15 years faubert 2004, p. In case of the haiti earthquake, three essential factors contributed to the human and material losses. Overview of the 2010 haiti earthquake reginald desroches,a m. Postearthquake injuries treated at a field hospital.
The first anniversary of the haiti earthquake is an opportunity to look back at the significant work done to assist haitians, the challenges that must be overcome and the imperative to move forward to help haiti and its people recover. Back to the region country overview page the list below shows the last earthquakes in rwanda. The quake, centered about 15 miles southwest of portauprince, had a magnitude of 7. Following the devastating 2010 haiti earthquake, the usgs has been helping with earthquake awareness and monitoring in the country, with continued support from the u. Explore facts and frequently asked questions about the magnitude 7. Pressure builds between the two plates until it is released as an earthquake. A natural disaster is an event caused by a natural hazard. It was the most destructive earthquake to be recorded in the nations 200year old history. Agency for international development, and formerly coordinator of usaids haiti task team, where he was responsible for overseeing relief and reconstruction efforts from washington following haitis. With the epicenter of the quake near the populated capital, portauprince, a humanitarian disaster is unfolding. Slip in this event caused stress changes in the surrounding crust. The haitian governments official count was more than 300,000. The 2010 catastrophic haiti earthquake took place on 12 january. Dap one year followup report on the transparency of relief organisations responding to the 2010 haiti earthquake this is the second report on haiti released by the disaster accountability.
Most severely affected was haiti, occupying the western third of the island. This report spans the red cross red crescent operations from january 2010 to november 2011. Launching a national surveillance system after an earthquake. Government response to the haiti earthquake final report, march 2011 1. The earthquake that hit haiti on 12 jan 2010 affected almost 3. World vision responded, working with haitian communities, other humanitarian organizations, and the local government to help the country. Despite the efforts of the haitian authorities and the international community, the recovery process is just beginning. Pahowho health emergencies earthquake in haiti january 2010. More than 220,000 people were killed and over 300,000 injured. Echo reacted swiftly to the earthquake and devoted in the emergency phase 100 million 2010 to fund projects in key areas such as shelter, health, nutrition, water and sanitation or food assistance, extending also the assistance to the families outside portauprince who were hosting victims of the earthquake.
Todays earthquakes in haiti map of earthquakes today. The earthquake destroyed 105,000 homes and damaged more than 208,000, forcing some 1. What were the earthquake characteristics and source of the 2010 haiti earthquake. This page is designed to be a portal for the collection and dissemination of geospatial datasets and map products that may be useful for responders and the. The focus of this report is on the immediate crisis in haiti as a result of the. Over 200,000 people died while over 300,000 were injured and over one million more were rendered homeless. Monica adhiambo onyango, malyse uwase, in international encyclopedia of public health second edition, 2017. Formal mental health services in 2011 whopaho published an overview of mental health services in haiti, a. Its epicenter was estimated 16 miles from portauprince. Earthquake in haiti international rescue committee irc.
The dss helps understanding what the actual impact and priority needs after an earthquake may be, based on experience and lessons learnt from medium and large. It crippled the main airport, most of the ports, and almost all the paved roads. The devastating earthquake at portauprince, haiti, on 12 january 2010, occurred on the enriquilloplantain garden fault, visible here as a prominent linear landform immediately southwest of the city of portauprince and as a series of fault traces extending westward along the full length of the southern tiburon peninsula. A field reconnaissance in haiti by a fivemember team with expertise in seismology and earthquake engineering has revealed a number of factors that led to catastrophic losses of life and property during the january 12, 2010, mw 7. Read haiti earthquake 2010 essay sample for free at. The report should be of interest throughout the department of defense, as well as to other organizations involved in such assistance. Pdf analysis of the international and us response to the. Geo logical survey usgs and eeri that traveled to haiti january 26 to february 3, 2010. For any earthquake large enough to be felt, the netquakes instruments transmit triggered data via the internet to the bme as well as several international data centers, providing a rapidassessment capability that was lacking at the time of the 2010.
Pdf overview of the 2010 haiti earthquake researchgate. This movement is not smooth and there is friction between the north american plate and the caribbean plate. Creation of the national sentinel site surveillance nsss system enabled reporting, during january 25april 24, 2010, of 42,361 reportable conditions. Shah march 1980 any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors.
The university of miami global institute project medishare umgipm established the first field hospital in portauprince, haiti, after the earthquake 1. Year 3 report pdf when the earthquake hit portauprince on 12 january 2010, local world vision staff sprang into action, distributing the bottled water they had on hand. The 2010 haiti earthquake was the result of concentrated slip along an approximately 36km long portion of the enriquilloplantain garden fault zone shown in dark black line in figure 3. Recovery from haitis 2010 earthquake is now firmly under way. The report points out that more than 1 million people, including approximately 380,000 children, are still living in crowded camps in the earthquake zone. The earthquake shrank haitis gross domestic product by 5. Seismic hazard maps for haiti, usgs open file report 20101067. Agency for international development, and formerly coordinator of usaids haiti task team, where he was responsible for overseeing relief and reconstruction efforts from washington following haitis january 12, 2010 earthquake. The dss helps understanding what the actual impact and priority needs after an earthquake may be, based on experience. Shallow earthquake below boucancarre, haiti september 2, 2017. The latter is defined by unsdr as a natural process or phenomenon that may cause loss of life, injury or other health impacts, property damage, loss of livelihoods and services, social.
Haiti is also a highly disaster prone one, especially to tropical cyclones. This report analyses the humanitarian response following the haiti. Apr 25, 2017 when the earthquake struck the 2010 haiti earthquake struck on january 12, 2010, at approximately 16. The 2010 earthquake in haiti provides a reallife framework that highlights the political realities of responding to mass emergencies and also reveals some of the limitations of the extant. These stresses can be resolved into socalled coulomb driving stresses acting on adjacent. Page 2 of 2 echo factsheet haiti april, 20 haiti is the poorest country of the americas. On january 12, 2010, a devastating earthquake with a magnitude of 7. Haiti earthquake facts and figures haiti reliefweb. Little was known about diseases and injuries in haiti immediately after the january 12, 2010 earthquake. Still reeling from the devastating january 12, 2010 earthquake and subsequent deadly cholera epidemic, haiti. The massive earthquake, the biggest the region had seen in 200 years, left more than 1. Before the earthquake, 77% of people lived with less than 2 usdday and 60% had no access to health care.
On january 12, 2010 a powerful earthquake struck the island nation of haiti. Haiti earthquake 2010 an overview sciencedirect topics. It summarizes observations from the advance team organized by the u. Successes and challenges of the haiti earthquake response.
The catastrophic earthquake caused damage and devastation in a country that was previously poor. A devastating earthquake near haiti s capital, portauprince, on january 12, 2010, left an estimated 222,750 people dead, 300,000 injured including 4,000 to 5,000 amputees, and up to 1. January 12, 2015 was the fifth anniversary of this disaster. The extent of the devastation is still unclear but there are fears thousands of people may have died. The final report from this process became an invaluable guide that. Created february 22, 2012 last update april 26, 2012 15. Assistant to the administrator, bureau for food security, u. Crisis and response congressional research service summary the largest earthquake ever recorded in haiti devastated parts of the country, including the capital, on january 12, 2010. The 1976 tangshan, china earthquake papers presented at the 2nd u. Operation unified response haiti earthquake 2010 asst. Haiti earthquake 2010 fiveyear progress report table of contents welcome note 3 a note on reading this report 4 operational overview 6 building better sheltered communities 7 building healthier communities 11 cholera 14 building safer communities 15 building more economically resilient communities 18 accountability to beneficiaries 21. Satellite radar topographic view of the island of hispaniola. The best independent earthquake reporting site in the world.
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