GDACS Daily Newsletter for 1/5/2010

Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System — Newsletter 1/5/2010

This daily newsletter provides an overview of the natural disasters that happened in the last 24 hours and response measures for ongoing disasters. GDACS currently covers earthquakes, tsunamis, tropical cyclones, volcanic eruptions and floods. The color coding (red, orange, green) is related to the estimated humanitarian impact of the event.

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Disaster events in the last 24 hours

GDACS detected the following potential disasters. For up-to-date media coverage, latest maps and ReliefWeb content related to these disasters, please go to GDACS homepage.

Earthquakes (source JRC, USGS and EMSC)

	Automatic impact report Off-shore area, (M 6.7, depth 10km, unpopulated) NEIC—Tuesday, January 05, 2010 4:55:00 AM UTC (2 hours ago) JRC Tsunami height map: list of affected towns Documents from other organisations
	Automatic impact report Solomon Is., (M 6.1, depth 35km, 70000 people) NEIC—Monday, January 04, 2010 11:28:00 AM UTC Documents from other organisations	News (provided by EMM) 7.2 magnitude quake strikes near Solomon Islands nst  Mon, 04 Jan 2010 01:12:00 +0100 2010/01/04 HONIARA, Solomon Islands, Mon: A powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck near the Solomon Islands in the western Pacific today with the potential to cause a local tsunami, seismologists said. The US Geological Survey said the 7.2 magnitude quake was measured at a depth of about 30km and struck about 103km from the town of Gizo. Solomon Islands - earthquake - Powerful earthquake shakes Solomon Islands radiofranceinternationale-en  Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:40:00 +0100 A powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake on Monday destroyed around 500 homes in the Solomon Islands but initial reports suggest that there have been no fatalities. See all 60 items...

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Discussions in Virtual OSOCC

The GDACS Virtual OSOCC is a forum for emergency managers. If you are involved in an ongoing emergency as a local emergency management authority or as an international responder, please provide your information in the GDACS Virtual OSOCC. The following emergencies are currently open.

No open emergencies

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ReliefWeb Situation Reports

More content on ongoing disasters on ReliefWeb.

Colombia: OCHA Sur-Occidente - Erupcion Volcan Galeras, Informe de Situacion No. 1 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 12:52:20 GMT Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

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UNOSAT Maps

See all maps produced by UNOSAT.

No content published since yesterday.

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ReliefWeb Maps

More maps in ReliefWeb Map Centre.

Honduras: Sequ?(al 21 de dec 2009) - Mapa de Ubicaci?a> Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:35:48 GMT	IDP return to Iraq January - November 2009 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:24:05 GMT Source: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Format: pdf Date: 04 Jan 2010 Size: 1736 Kb
Cholera Outbreaks in Southern Africa - Regional Update 1 (as of 8 Dec 2008) Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:50:01 GMT Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Format: pdf Date: 04 Jan 2010 Size: 1453 Kb
Honduras: Drought (as of 21 Dec 2009) - Location Map Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:58:21 GMT Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - ReliefWeb Format: pdf Date: 04 Jan 2010 Size: 310 Kb
Philippines: Mayon Volcano: Remaining Population in Evacuation Centers - Situation Update (as of 03 Jan 2010) Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:45:51 GMT Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Format: pdf Date: 04 Jan 2010 Size: 727 Kb
Philippines: Mayon Volcano: Danger Zones-Affected Population and Barangays, Evacuation Centers and IDPs - Situation Update (as of 11am, 31 Dec 2009) Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:41:52 GMT Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Format: pdf Date: 04 Jan 2010 Size: 644 Kb

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Created on 1/5/2010 8:01:48 AM.