ภัยพิบัติ: GDACS Daily Newsletter for 1/13/2014

Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System — Newsletter 13/01/2014

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.

GDACS News

New Service: GDACS Satellite Mapping Overview - Thursday, January 09, 2014The first issues of the regular GDACS Satellite Mapping Overview has been released. This summary is compiled by the GDACS mapping & satellite imagery coordination mechanism, operated by the UNITAR Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT). See http://portal.gdacs.org/data/Satellite-Maps for more information.

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.

	White earthquake alert (Magnitude 6.4M, Depth:28km) in Puerto Rico 13/01/2014 04:01 UTC, 1565136 people within 100km.
	On 1/13/2014 4:01:04 AM, an earthquake occurred in Puerto Rico potentially affecting 1565136 people within 100km. The earthquake had Magnitude 6.4M, Depth:28km.

	Green earthquake alert (Magnitude 4.5M, Depth:2.5km) in United States 12/01/2014 20:24 UTC, 1444565 people within 100km.
	On 1/12/2014 8:24:46 PM, an earthquake occurred in United States potentially affecting 1444565 people within 100km. The earthquake had Magnitude 4.5M, Depth:2.5km.

	Green alert for tropical cyclone COLIN-14. Population affected by Category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 0.
	From 10/01/2014 to 12/01/2014, a Hurricane/Typhoon > 74 mph (maximum wind speed of 212 km/h) COLIN-14 was active in SWIndian. The cyclone affects these countries: [unknown] (vulnerability [unknown]). Estimated population affected by category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 0.

	Green alert for tropical cyclone IAN-14. Population affected by Category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 0.
	From 06/01/2014 to 12/01/2014, a Hurricane/Typhoon > 74 mph (maximum wind speed of 231 km/h) IAN-14 was active in SEPacific. The cyclone affects these countries: Tonga (vulnerability Medium). Estimated population affected by category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 0.

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.

Open emergencies

Tropical Cyclone Haiyan (Philippines)
5-Nov-2013
updated: 22-Nov-2013

TC-2013-000139-PHL

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Created on 13 Jan 2014 08:01 +01:00.

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