WOPZ40 EJRC 090632 EARTHQUAKE ALERT MESSAGE NUMBER 001 THIS IS AN AUTOMATIC ALERT FROM THE GLOBAL DISASTER ALERTS AND COORDINATION SYSTEM (WWW.GDACS.ORG). THE DISSEMINATION THROUGH GTS OF THIS PRODUCT IS INTENDED AS GUIDANCE IN SUPPORT OF UN ACTIVITIES: IT IS A PILOT PROJECT BETWEEN WMO AND JRC TO TEST COMMUNICATION AND DISSEMINATION CHANNELS OF VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTS. ********************************************* * WHITE EARTHQUAKE ALERT IN AUSTRALIA * ********************************************* SUMMARY ON 09 JUN 2016 05:18:33 UTC (ABOUT 08 JUN 2016 17:18:35 LOCAL TIME) AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 4.6 OCCURRED IN THE VERY HIGHLY POPULATED REGION OF CATAMARCA IN AUSTRALIA. GABORONE THE NEAREST POPULATED PLACES ARE: SANTOS (66080.3 KM). THE CLOSEST CIVILIAN AIRPORT IS: KAMARAN DOWNS (4402.7 KM). EARTHQUAKE EVENT CHARACTERISTICS - SOURCE: NEIC - MAGNITUDE: 4.6 M - DEPTH: 505.74 KM - LOCATION (LAT/LONG): -24.3188 | -179.9889 - COUNTRY: AUSTRALIA - PROVINCE: MPUMALANGA(PROVINCE) - REGION: SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS - UTC/GMT (GREENWICH TIME): 09 JUN 2016 05:18:33 UTC - ESTIMATED LOCAL SOLAR TIME: 08 JUN 2016 17:18:35 ============================================================================================================ POTENTIALLY AFFECTED CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE: - NUCLEAR PLANTS: N/A - HYDRODAMS: UPPER GOMPIES (139670 KM), BIRITIBA (66123.7 KM), JACHTPAD (109046.1 KM), FRANCA (66057.1 KM), ALTENZUR (109026.4 KM), BLYDERIVIERSPOORT (108921.1 KM), BOKAA (139690.7 KM), PARAITINGA (66135.9 KM), EBENEZER (139699.4 KM), GUARAPIRANGA (66098.5 KM), KLIPVOOR (139594.9 KM), FRED HAIGH (2935.4 KM), BUFFELSKLOOF (108882.4 KM), NELDORET (109036.9 KM), GABERONE (139663.6 KM), TAIAQUPEBA (66121.9 KM), HANS STRIJDOM (139722.1 KM), WARMBAD (139620.3 KM), DAGAMA (108851.2 KM), LOWER GOMPIES (139667.6 KM), TOURS (108976.4 KM), DAP NAUDE (139713.3 KM), ITUPARARANGA (66086 KM), LORNA DAWN (109046.2 KM), RHENOSTERKOP (139585.6 KM), CALLIDE (3064.7 KM), INJAKA (108878.6 KM), MAGOEBASKLOOF (109010.2 KM), FAIRBAIRN (3407.7 KM), JAN WASSENAAR (108918.2 KM), STANFORD (139702.7 KM), BILLINGS (66096.5 KM), CANIA (3024.5 KM), NYWANE (139620 KM), MODJADJI (109031.6 KM), OHRIGSTAD (108879.4 KM), ARABIE (139613.9 KM), MASSINGIR (108973.9 KM), FUMACA (66047.4 KM), EERSTE POORT (139638.7 KM), HANS MENSKY (109017.1 KM), HARDAP (228012.7 KM), PHALABORWA BARRAGE (108966.9 KM), JUNDIAI (66118.5 KM), BIERSPRUIT (139626.7 KM), CAPIVARI (51734 KM), HEUNINGSPLAAS (109043.5 KM), AWOONGA HIGH (2998.3 KM), DONKERPOORT (139640.1 KM), FANIE BOTHA (109010.5 KM), DOORNDRAAI (139677 KM), PONTE NOVA (66129.7 KM), DIOUE PEDRAS (66086.4 KM), DONKERVAL (109032.5 KM), BISCHOFFS (139624 KM), HAASKLOOF (139667.6 KM) - AIRPORTS: KAMARAN DOWNS (4402.7 KM), ALPHA (3555.9 KM), SPRINGVALE KVERNBERGT (4256.1 KM), EMERALD (3397.6 KM), BILOELA (3067.1 KM), HENBURY (5161 KM), ANGAS DOWNS (5243.7 KM), TELEMACO BORBA (51760.6 KM), THEBEPHATSHWA (139721.8 KM), LA CHIMBA (26283.4 KM), SALTA (32360.7 KM), NEDERLAND (108939.4 KM), APUCARANA (51808.8 KM), DIAMANTINA LAKES (4202.2 KM), KHOKA MOYA (108906.7 KM), MARIENTAL (228000.1 KM), PIETERSBURG MUNICIPAL (139707.1 KM), DWAALBOOM (139642 KM), BEKILY (66187.4 KM), NEWMAN (7400 KM), UMUARAMA (51722.3 KM), CAPAO BONITO (51866.8 KM), HERMANNSBURG (5217.4 KM), TOLEDO (51616.2 KM), FAZENDA SAO MARCO (51863.6 KM), DOCKER RIVER (5765.5 KM), MARION DOWNS (4368.2 KM), THEODORE (3111.7 KM), PONTA GROSSA (51686.8 KM), GOIO ERE (51687.3 KM), MARISCAL LOPEZ (40887.3 KM), MALAMALA WEST (108880.4 KM), UBATUBA (66169.1 KM), SIR SERETSE KHAMA INTERNATIONAL (139679.1 KM), MONTO (3009.4 KM), PIRAI DO SUL (51761.7 KM), POZO COLORADO (40826.4 KM), SANTOS AIR BASE (66083.3 KM), FAZENDA DAS REPRESAS (51893.5 KM), CAMPO MOURAO (51733.8 KM), REGISTRO (65975.5 KM), JUJUY AEROCLUB (32430.3 KM), CARNARVON (8451.2 KM), LAS LOMITAS (32620.1 KM), ISISFORD (3764.7 KM), CIANORTE (51756.8 KM), GASCOYNE JUNCTION (7791.6 KM), CONNELLAN / AYERS ROCK (5574.7 KM), LOBATSE (139610.8 KM), KANG (178831.2 KM), CONGONHAS (66105.5 KM), TSHANE (178800.4 KM), GLENGYLE (4353.5 KM), MALAMALA (108879.2 KM), HOEDSPRUIT AB (108936.8 KM), WARMBATHS (139613.7 KM), MARINGA (51808.7 KM), BETIOKY (66265.5 KM), AMPANIHY (66152.9 KM), AEROPORTO REGIONAL DE MARINGA (51801.1 KM), FAZENDA FLORESTA NEGRA (40963.4 KM), XAI XAI (108823.9 KM), PIETERSBURG (139716.3 KM), GLADSTONE (3009.9 KM), HUKUNTSI (178806.9 KM), TOLAGNARO (66055.8 KM), MONKIRA (4257.7 KM), CHOKWE (108888.2 KM), SIQUEIRA CAMPOS (51855.8 KM), DAVENPORT DOWNS (4213.5 KM), TZANEEN (109005.5 KM), BARCALDINE (3687.4 KM), BRIGHTON DOWNS (4170.5 KM), JWANENG (139686.3 KM), INHAMBANE (108920.7 KM), TANDA TULA (108913.9 KM), BLACKWATER (3333.5 KM), CLUNY (4366.4 KM), INYATI (108885.3 KM), KINGS CREEK STATION (5522.6 KM), BUNDABERG (2887.5 KM), POTGIETERSRUS (139679.8 KM), SOROCABA (66097.6 KM), MARECHAL CANDIDO RONDON (40919 KM), ELLISRAS SOUTHWEST (139750.9 KM), ORCHID BEACH FRASER IS (2789.6 KM), COPACEL (51648.7 KM), ARAPOTI (51812 KM), CERRO MORENO INTERNATIONAL (26290.6 KM), CASTRO (51732.6 KM), HENDRIK VAN ECK (108981.5 KM), SANDRINGHAM (4417.9 KM), ALFEREZ ARMANDO RODRIGUEZ (32620.5 KM), BLACKALL (3661.3 KM), MANOEL RIBAS (51704.1 KM), NYLSTROOM (139636.9 KM), BEDOURIE (4373 KM), IBAITI (51831.5 KM), LYDENBURG (108863.9 KM), ITAPEVA (51859 KM), LONGREACH (3793 KM), MARTE (66118.6 KM), IGUATEMI (40984.9 KM), SKUKUZA (108862.4 KM), CASCAVEL (51590.5 KM), FAZENDA JATOBA (40927.5 KM), GUARULHOS INTERNATIONAL (66131.5 KM), LA ESTRELLA (32522.1 KM), THANGOOL (3067.1 KM), SARGENTO DE AVIACION NICOLO BO (40710.7 KM), SABI SABI (108857.1 KM), PILGRIMS REST (108893.8 KM), ALICE SPRINGS (5097.7 KM), CALILEGUA (32500.4 KM), GUAIRA (40957.3 KM), MARBLE HALL (139592.7 KM), JUNDAH (4007.7 KM), JUJUY (32423.9 KM), EL SALAR (26398.5 KM) - PORTS: ANTOFAGASTA (26274.5 KM), SAO SEBASTIAO (66122 KM), TOLANARO (66054.1 KM), PORT ALMA (3050.3 KM), CARNARVON (8452.4 KM), BUNDABERG (2883 KM), CAPE CUVIER (8503.1 KM), MANANTENINA (66127 KM), STE LUCE (66077.2 KM), RAIVAVAE (3441.2 KM), CALETA COLOSO (26261.6 KM), SANTOS (66083.2 KM), GLADSTONE (3005.1 KM), ANDROKA (66137.8 KM), INHAMBANE (108922.8 KM) BASED ON AN AUTOMATED IMPACT MODEL, THIS EARTHQUAKE, WHICH OCCURRED IN A REGION WITH LOW VULNERABILITY TO NATURAL DISASTERS, HAS POTENTIALLY A UNKNOWN HUMANITARIAN IMPACT. EVENT DATE UNIV. TIME: THU, 09 JUN 2016 05:18:33 UTC EUROPEAN TIME OF THE EVENT: 09 JUN 2016 07:18:33 EAST AMERICA TIME OF THE EVENT: 08 JUN 2016 23:18:33 WEST AMERICA TIME OF THE EVENT: 08 JUN 2016 20:18:33 EAST ASIA TIME OF THE EVENT: 09 JUN 2016 12:18:33 THIS EMAIL REPORT WAS AUTOMATICALLY CREATED BY A COMPUTER AT: 09 JUN 2016 06:32:25 (73 MIN AFTER THE EVENT) SEE THE GDACS WEBSITE FOR LIVE NEWS COVERAGE (INCLUDING OCHA SITUATION REPORTS), THE FULL EARTHQUAKE REPORT IS AT HTTP://WWW.GDACS.ORG/REPORT.ASPX?EVENTTYPE=EQ$AND;EPISODEID=1130640 FOR INFORMATION ON EMERGENCY RESPONSE, PLEASE CONSULT THE GDACS VIRTUAL OSOCC: HTTP://VOSOCC.UNOCHA.ORG ============================================================================================================ POPULATION DENSITY NEAR EPICENTER (PEOPLE/KM2). RADIUS (KM) POPULATION DENSITY (PEOPLE/KM2) 200 86931104 11068 175 77360176 9850 150 59718072 7604 125 49730284 6332 100 39694604 5054 75 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 THE POPULATION IN THE 50 KM AREA OF THIS EARTHQUAKE IS 0 PEOPLE/KM2. ============================================================================================================ THE EARTHQUAKE OCCURRED AT 08 JUN 2016 17:18:35 LOCAL TIME. 08 JUN 2016 17:18:35 RESILIENCE AND VULNERABILITY ---------------------------- RESILIENCE IS THE CAPACITY OF THE POPULATION TO COPE WITH A HAZARD. SINCE MUCH OF INVESTMENTS IN EARTHQUAKE PREPAREDNESS AND AVAILABLE FUNDS FOR QUICK RESPONSE IS RELATED TO HOUSEHOLD INCOME, THE GDP PER CAPITA CAN BE USED AS A ROUGH INDICATOR OF RESILIENCE. AUSTRALIA HAS A GDP PER CAPITA OF 23554 PPP$ (PARITY PURCHASING POWER DOLLAR, ABOUT 1 EURO) AND IS THEREFORE PART OF THE HIGH LEVEL INCOME COUNTRIES. THEREFORE, THE EARTHQUAKE HAPPENED IN AN AREA OF HIGH RESILIENCE. BASED ON THE COMBINATION OF 9 INDICATORS, ECHO ATTRIBUTES AUSTRALIA A LOW VULNERABILITY. ============================================================================================================ SECONDARY EFFECTS ----------------- PROBABILITY OF SECONDARY EFFECTS: - LANDSLIDES: THE MAXIMUM SLOPE IN THE AREA OF THE EARTHQUAKE IS 61% AND THE MAXIMUM ALTITUDE IS 6634 M. SINCE THIS IS A HIGH SLOPE, THE RISK OF EARTHQUAKE INDUCED LANDSLIDES IS HIGH. NOTE, HOWEVER, THAT THE SLOPE DATA IS NOT RELIABLE ON A LOCAL SCALE, WHILE LANDSLIDES DEPEND VERY MUCH ON LOCAL TOPOGRAPHY, SOIL AND METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. - NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS: THERE ARE NO NUCLEAR FACILITIES NEARBY THE EPICENTER. - HYDRODAMS: THE SPECIFIED HYDRODAM INSTALLATIONS ARE NEAR THE EPICENTER. 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