Prior to the due date, research the January 12, 2010 earthquake in Haiti and discuss the following aspects of the earthquake:What caused it? What lithospheric plates were involved? What kind of fault boundary?Was an earthquake in the Caribbean unusual? Why?This earthquake was 7.0 on the Richter scale. The largest earthquake was 9.5 in Chile in 1960; in 1964, there was an earthquake in Alaska of 9.2 magnitude. Each higher number on the Richter scale is 10 times higher. Haiti was only 7.0 in magnitude; why was the damage so extreme in Haiti?If an early warning system had been installed, would the outcome have been different?As Haiti is re-building the city, what should be done differently?Which U.S. states have the largest number of earthquakes? Which U.S. states have the fewest number of earthquakes?Cite sources where you researched your information.Please answer all questions (will give a good rating)

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Prior to the due date, research the January 12, 2010 earthquake in Haiti and discuss the following aspects of the earthquake:

What caused it? What lithospheric plates were involved? What kind of fault boundary?
Was an earthquake in the Caribbean unusual? Why?
This earthquake was 7.0 on the Richter scale. The largest earthquake was 9.5 in Chile in 1960; in 1964, there was an earthquake in Alaska of 9.2 magnitude. Each higher number on the Richter scale is 10 times higher. Haiti was only 7.0 in magnitude; why was the damage so extreme in Haiti?
If an early warning system had been installed, would the outcome have been different?
As Haiti is re-building the city, what should be done differently?
Which U.S. states have the largest number of earthquakes? Which U.S. states have the fewest number of earthquakes?
Cite sources where you researched your information.

Please answer all questions (will give a good rating)

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