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2010 Haiti earthquake and Caribbean earthquake risk

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This paper provides a detailed analysis of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, its causes and impact. It includes the earthquake and tsunami hazard and risk exposure of the Caribbean islands especially for densely populated cities.

Its content also includes: the Haiti earthquake characteristics and source; the probability of an earthquake on nearby faults; the scope of property damage in the 2010 Haiti Earthquake; the secondary hazards contributing to the loss following the 2010 Haiti Earthquake; some early estimations of casualties and expected impacts; and some historical natural disasters comparable to the 2010 Haiti one.

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Hazards Earthquake Tsunami
Themes Risk identification and assessment Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
Country and region Haiti
Number of pages
12 p.
Publication year
2010

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