ภัยพิบัติ: GDACS daily newsletter for 04/12/2014

Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System — Newsletter 04/12/2014

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

Satellite Mapping Overview as of 01 December 2014The latest overview report of current ongoing satellite mapping activities related to humanitarian disasters is available.

It is intended for disaster managers, operations centres, desk officers and others that need syntheses of what goes on in this field. The service is operated by the GDACS mapping & satellite imagery coordination mechanism: UNITAR Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT). We encourage any satellite mapping production entity to submit information about their products so we can include it in future summaries

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 4.6M, Depth:16.11km) in Nevada 04/12/2014 05:24 UTC, About 10212 people within 100km.
	On 12/4/2014 5:24:53 AM, an earthquake occurred in Nevada potentially affecting About 10212 people within 100km. The earthquake had Magnitude 4.6M, Depth:16.11km.

	Green earthquake alert (Magnitude 4.7M, Depth:24.87km) in Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan 04/12/2014 03:35 UTC, 7853264 people within 100km.
	On 12/4/2014 3:35:26 AM, an earthquake occurred in Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan potentially affecting 7853264 people within 100km. The earthquake had Magnitude 4.7M, Depth:24.87km.

	Green earthquake alert (Magnitude 4.7M, Depth:80.06km) in Solomon Islands 04/12/2014 02:19 UTC, 103752 people within 100km.
	On 12/4/2014 2:19:15 AM, an earthquake occurred in Solomon Islands potentially affecting 103752 people within 100km. The earthquake had Magnitude 4.7M, Depth:80.06km.

	Red alert for tropical cyclone HAGUPIT-14. Population affected by Category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 0.8 million.
	From 01/12/2014 to 04/12/2014, a Hurricane/Typhoon > 74 mph (maximum wind speed of 315 km/h) HAGUPIT-14 was active in NWPacific. The cyclone affects these countries: Philippines (vulnerability Medium). Estimated population affected by category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 0.8 million.

	Green earthquake alert (Magnitude 4.6M, Depth:42.03km) in Japan 03/12/2014 14:19 UTC, 13034973 people within 100km.
	On 12/3/2014 2:19:51 PM, an earthquake occurred in Japan potentially affecting 13034973 people within 100km. The earthquake had Magnitude 4.6M, Depth:42.03km.

	Green earthquake alert (Magnitude 5.1M, Depth:59.32km) in Chile 03/12/2014 09:38 UTC, About 45734 people within 100km.
	On 12/3/2014 9:38:36 AM, an earthquake occurred in Chile potentially affecting About 45734 people within 100km. The earthquake had Magnitude 5.1M, Depth:59.32km.

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Created on 04 Dec 2014 08:00 +01:00.

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