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Events in this list are picked up from multiple sources and automatically analyzed by a computer program to determine the likelihood of humanitarian intervention. News, damage maps and humanitarian situation reports are collected automatically from over 1000 on-line sources.

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Tsunami in Indian Ocean JRC  14/06/2010 09:00:00 GMT On 12/06/2010 19:26:50 UTC an earthquake of magnitude 7.5 and depth 35km occurred in the Indian Ocean about 150km from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, belonging to India. GDACS issued a red alert, which was later revised to green when more information became available. Tidal gauge measurements from Sri Lanka confirmed the tsunami generation.

Volcano eruption in Iceland JRC  17/04/2010 21:00:00 GMT An increase in activity of the Eyjafjöll volcano in Iceland cause major disruption of air traffic and, with melting glacier water, local floods. Local population density is low, and likelihood for international humanitarian aid therefore too. Currently, GDACS relies on weekly updates from the Smithsonian Institute, which are available on Wednesdays.

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Based on the location and magnitude of the disasters and the local population and their vulnerability, disasters are classified in three classes:

Green: very low likelihood of humanitarian disaster
Orange: potential humanitarian disaster
Red: very high likelihood of humanitarian disaster

How to use GDACS alerts

The events listed on this page have been automatically selected by a computer program based on the earliest available information; alert levels will not be modified manually. However, if new information comes available alert levels are updated automatically. For confirmation or further information of the disaster, please refer

• to the “coordination” section of GDACS (OCHA Virtual OSOCC and ReliefWeb),
• to the media
• and – most importantly – to the local disaster response authority.

GDACS does not provide authoritative information. Please do not use GDACS alerts for emergency response decision making without alternate sources of information. If you are an emergency manager, please register for GDACS coordination (Virtual OSOCC).

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