Case Study earthquake in LEDC (Haiti)

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When did the earthquake happen?
12th January 2010 16:53 local time
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What type of plate boundary does Haiti lie on?
Conservative
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What magnitude was the earthquake?
7.0 on the Richter scale
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How far away from the capital, Port au Prince, was the epicentre?
25 km
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How many people died in the earthquake?
More than 230,000 people died
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How many people fled to the countryside?
600,000
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How many people were made homeless?
Roughly a million people
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What was Haiti's GDP per capita?
$760
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