1. HAITI EARTHQUAKE
(2010)
Júlia Bisquert Lloveras

2. What is an earthquake?
• It’s a shaking of
land inside the
Earth.
• Main causes:
- Tectonic activities.
- Volcanic processes.

3. Location
• It happened in Haiti, 15 km
from the capital, Port au
Prince.

4. Story about the catastrophe
• It occurred the 12th of January in 2010.
• There had been 52 aftershocks.

5. Consequences and effects
• Soil movement.
• Rupture and friction of tectonic plates.

6. Casualties, injured, effects...
• 316.000 dead people.
• 350.000 injured.
• More than 1.5 million people were left homeless.

7. Some other catastrophes of
the same time
• A beach was hit by a localized tsunami
shortly after the earthquake.
• Three people were swept out to sea by the
wave.

8. Did you know that...?
• A two-year-old girl survived during six days under some
debris.
• The police fired in the air and killed a young 15-old-year
boy by accident.

9. Tips on how we can protect in
case of an earthquake
• Seek shelter under tables/desks or next to a pillar.
• Go away from windows.
• Don’t use the elevator.
• Don’t enter into damaged buildings.

10. Bibliography
• Images: Google Images.
• Information: Wikipedia, planetacurioso.com,
udc.es, elpais.com.