ภัยพิบัติ: GDACS daily newsletter for 21/10/2016

Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System — Newsletter 21/10/2016

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 17 October 2016The 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 6.2M, Depth:10km) in Japan 21/10/2016 05:07 UTC, 3042608 people within 100km.
	On 10/21/2016 5:07:23 AM, an earthquake occurred in Japan potentially affecting 3042608 people within 100km. The earthquake had Magnitude 6.2M, Depth:10km.

	Green earthquake alert (Magnitude 4.5M, Depth:57.34km) in Indonesia 21/10/2016 01:45 UTC, 250869 people within 100km.
	On 10/21/2016 1:45:01 AM, an earthquake occurred in Indonesia potentially affecting 250869 people within 100km. The earthquake had Magnitude 4.5M, Depth:57.34km.

	Orange alert for tropical cyclone HAIMA-16. Population affected by Category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 22.689 million.
	From 14/10/2016 to 21/10/2016, a Hurricane/Typhoon > 74 mph (maximum wind speed of 269 km/h) HAIMA-16 was active in NWPacific. The cyclone affects these countries: China, Philippines (vulnerability Medium). Estimated population affected by category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 22.689 million.

	Green earthquake alert (Magnitude 4.8M, Depth:15.54km) in Iran, Islamic Republic of 20/10/2016 15:10 UTC, 1257380 people within 100km.
	On 10/20/2016 3:10:32 PM, an earthquake occurred in Iran, Islamic Republic of potentially affecting 1257380 people within 100km. The earthquake had Magnitude 4.8M, Depth:15.54km.

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

Typhoon Haima - Philippines

14-Oct-2016

updated: 19-Oct-2016

Hurricane Matthew - Caribbean region

28-Sep-2016

updated: 19-Oct-2016

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Created on 21 Oct 2016 08:10 +02:00.

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