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Compare And Contrast Gwaii And Haiti Earthquake

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Haiti VS Haida Gwaii: A quake-to-quake comparison (WIP)

Comparison 1: Geological Aspects

The earthquake that shook Haiti came at a decently strong 7.0 Magnitude, and although that may not come off as anything specially devastating, the end results caused by the sole earthquake itself weren’t something that is left to be desired. The depth of the Haiti quake was 9.9 km deep, and yet again, nothing to holler about in comparison with the Haida Gwaii’s 17.5km depth of destruction. However, the perceived shaking of the Haiti earthquake is said to be “extreme”, which is four tiers above Haida Gwaii’s perceived shaking level (strong).

Comparison 2: Human and environmental impacts

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