On January 12, 2010, the country of Haiti was rocked by a violent M 7.0 earthquake. This quake caused widespread devastation and resulted in the death of over 300,000 people
A month later, an M 8.8 earthquake rocked central Chile, where over 80 percent of the country's population was concentrated. However, only 525 people were reported dead for this disaster. Why would Chile's earthquake, with a higher magnitude, have a lower death toll than Haiti's earthquake?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Chile has strict earthquake engineering codes. Haiti has a very poor economy and cannot afford to build earthquake-resistant structures.
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