Question

Which of the following was not a characteristic of the 2010 Haiti earthquake?

A.
There was a loss of electricity and water.
B.
The quake hit the capital city.
C.
The quake registered at 7.8 on the Richter scale.
D.
The death toll was less than 1,000.

Please select the best answer from the choices provided
A
B
C
D

Answer 1

Answer: D. The death toll was less than 1,000.

Step-by-step explanation: On 12 January 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, leaving its capital Port-au-Prince devastated. About 220,000 people were reportedly killed, among them, 102 United Nations staff who lost their lives when the building housing the mission there, known as MINUSTAH, collapsed. 2010 Haiti earthquake, a large-scale earthquake that occurred on January 12, 2010, on the West Indian island of Hispaniola, comprising the countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Most severely affected was Haiti, occupying the western third of the island. An exact death toll proved elusive in the ensuing chaos. The Haitian government’s official count was more than 300,000, but other estimates were considerably smaller. Hundreds of thousands of survivors were displaced.