ภัยพิบัติ: GDACS daily newsletter for 15/02/2017

Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System — Newsletter 15/02/2017

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 13 February 2017The 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 5.2M, Depth:71.48km) in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 15/02/2017 03:05 UTC, No people within 100km.
	On 2/15/2017 3:05:33 AM, an earthquake occurred in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands potentially affecting No people within 100km. The earthquake had Magnitude 5.2M, Depth:71.48km.

	Green earthquake alert (Magnitude 4.8M, Depth:35km) in Nicaragua 15/02/2017 02:47 UTC, About 598 people within 100km.
	On 2/15/2017 2:47:38 AM, an earthquake occurred in Nicaragua potentially affecting About 598 people within 100km. The earthquake had Magnitude 4.8M, Depth:35km.

	Green earthquake alert (Magnitude 4.9M, Depth:10km) in Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge 15/02/2017 01:34 UTC, No people within 100km.
	On 2/15/2017 1:34:21 AM, an earthquake occurred in Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge potentially affecting No people within 100km. The earthquake had Magnitude 4.9M, Depth:10km.

	Orange alert for tropical cyclone DINEO-17. Population affected by Category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 0.243 million.
	From 13/02/2017 to 15/02/2017, a Tropical Storm (maximum wind speed of 130 km/h) DINEO-17 was active in SWIndian. The cyclone affects these countries: Mozambique (vulnerability High). Estimated population affected by category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 0.243 million.

	Green earthquake alert (Magnitude 5.1M, Depth:85.24km) in Papua New Guinea 14/02/2017 22:19 UTC, 116753 people within 100km.
	On 2/14/2017 10:19:57 PM, an earthquake occurred in Papua New Guinea potentially affecting 116753 people within 100km. The earthquake had Magnitude 5.1M, Depth:85.24km.

	Green earthquake alert (Magnitude 5M, Depth:71.04km) in Indonesia 14/02/2017 20:47 UTC, 219417 people within 100km.
	On 2/14/2017 8:47:26 PM, an earthquake occurred in Indonesia potentially affecting 219417 people within 100km. The earthquake had Magnitude 5M, Depth:71.04km.

	Green earthquake alert (Magnitude 4.7M, Depth:36.47km) in Indonesia 14/02/2017 18:49 UTC, 294729 people within 100km.
	On 2/14/2017 6:49:54 PM, an earthquake occurred in Indonesia potentially affecting 294729 people within 100km. The earthquake had Magnitude 4.7M, Depth:36.47km.

	Green earthquake alert (Magnitude 5M, Depth:10km) in Japan 14/02/2017 16:26 UTC, No people within 100km.
	On 2/14/2017 4:26:19 PM, an earthquake occurred in Japan potentially affecting No people within 100km. The earthquake had Magnitude 5M, Depth:10km.

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.

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Created on 15 Feb 2017 08:10 +01:00.

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