Poverty means that little or no evaluation is made of seismic risk in constructing buildings and no zoning takes place . Chile 's quake released 500 times more energy than Haiti 's , says Colin Stark . Score: 7 Quake damage partly due to level of poverty , quality of building techniques , he says .
Chile 's quake released 500 times more energy than Haiti 's , says Colin Stark . Score: 7 Quake damage partly due to level of poverty , quality of building techniques , he says .