ภัยพิบัติ: GDACS daily newsletter for 17/04/2014

Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System — Newsletter 17/04/2014

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.

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.

	Green earthquake alert (Magnitude 4.9M, Depth:10km) in Southern Iran 16/04/2014 23:31 UTC, 741603 people within 100km.
	On 4/16/2014 11:31:39 PM, an earthquake occurred in Southern Iran potentially affecting 741603 people within 100km. The earthquake had Magnitude 4.9M, Depth:10km.

	Green earthquake alert (Magnitude 4.8M, Depth:54.83km) in Papua New Guinea 16/04/2014 16:07 UTC, 231866 people within 100km.
	On 4/16/2014 4:07:52 PM, an earthquake occurred in Papua New Guinea potentially affecting 231866 people within 100km. The earthquake had Magnitude 4.8M, Depth:54.83km.

	Green earthquake alert (Magnitude 4.8M, Depth:44.08km) in Panama 16/04/2014 13:37 UTC, 621654 people within 100km.
	On 4/16/2014 1:37:14 PM, an earthquake occurred in Panama potentially affecting 621654 people within 100km. The earthquake had Magnitude 4.8M, Depth:44.08km.

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

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Created on 17 Apr 2014 08:00 +02:00.

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