What plates caused the Haiti earthquake in 2010?
There was an earthquake on the transform plate boundary between the Caribbean and North American plates.The depth of the event was quite shallow at about 10 km.If you want to see a better view, click on the image.
What were the responses to the Haiti earthquake?The response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake included national governments, charitable and for-profit organizations from around the world which began coordinating humanitarian aid designed to help the Haitian people.
The island of Hispaniola is shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic.The Enriquillo-Plantain Garden fault system is where this earthquake occurred.The system has not had a major earthquake in about 200 years.
Bedwell said that the shaking lasted anywhere from 35 seconds to up to a minute.That's a long time for the ground to be shaking.