WOXX40 EJRC 151954 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. ************************************************* * GREEN EARTHQUAKE ALERT IN UNITED STATES * ************************************************* SUMMARY ON 15 OCT 2019 19:42:30 UTC (ABOUT 15 OCT 2019 11:37:24 LOCAL TIME) AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 4.77 OCCURRED IN THE VERY HIGHLY POPULATED REGION OF CALIFORNIA IN UNITED STATES. TRES PINOS THE NEAREST POPULATED PLACES ARE: PAICINES (8.8 KM). THE CLOSEST CIVILIAN AIRPORT IS: PINNACLES RANCH (19.8 KM). EARTHQUAKE EVENT CHARACTERISTICS - SOURCE: NCAL SS - MAGNITUDE: 4.77 M - DEPTH: 9.72 KM - LOCATION (LAT/LONG): 36.649334 | -121.2740021 - COUNTRY: UNITED STATES - PROVINCE: CALIFORNIA(STATE) - REGION: - UTC/GMT (GREENWICH TIME): 15 OCT 2019 19:42:30 UTC - ESTIMATED LOCAL SOLAR TIME: 15 OCT 2019 11:37:24 ============================================================================================================ POTENTIALLY AFFECTED CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE: - NUCLEAR PLANTS: N/A - HYDRODAMS: N/A - AIRPORTS: PINNACLES RANCH (19.8 KM), CHALONE VINEYARD (20.6 KM), CORRECTIONAL TRAINING FACILITY (22 KM), CHRISTENSEN RANCH (25.3 KM), HOLLISTER MUNICIPAL (29.7 KM), SALINAS MUNICIPAL (29.8 KM), CLARK RANCH (31.9 KM), NATIVIDAD MEDICAL CENTER (34.1 KM), METZ (36.5 KM), FRAZIER LAKE AIRPARK (37.8 KM), FRITZSCHE AAF (43.7 KM), CARMEL VALLEY VINTAGE AIRFIELD (44.9 KM), SAN LUIS RESERVOIR (47.3 KM), MESA DEL REY (48.7 KM), SOUTH VALLEY HOSPITAL (50.4 KM), MONTEREY PENINSULA (51.3 KM), WATSONVILLE MUNICIPAL (55.9 KM), SOUTH CO OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY (56 KM), MONTEREY BAY ACADEMY (58.2 KM), LOS BANOS MUNICIPAL (58.4 KM), EAGLE FIELD (60.9 KM), ALTA VISTA (63.4 KM), DOS PALOS (67.1 KM), CANYON CREEK (69.1 KM), TUSI AHP (72.1 KM), GUSTINE (73.5 KM), DOMINICAN SANTA CRUZ HOSPITAL (73.7 KM), FIREBAUGH (76 KM), SAN ARDO FIELD (76.6 KM), WILLIS RANCH (78.2 KM), MENDOTA (81.6 KM), TRIANGLE T RANCH (82 KM), STEVINSON STRIP (83.2 KM), EMMETT FIELD (84.4 KM), TEXACO - SAN ARDO (85 KM), CROWS LANDING NALF (85.5 KM), RED TOP (86.5 KM), AHLEM FARMS (87.6 KM), BONNY DOON VILLAGE (89.3 KM), REID HILLVIEW SANTA CLARA C (90.1 KM), PATTERSON (91.4 KM), SAN JOAQUIN (91.8 KM), CHAPMAN FARMS (92.7 KM), COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (94.3 KM), FLYING M RANCH (95.9 KM), FLEA PORT (96.8 KM), HAWS (97.6 KM), MERCED MUNICIPAL - MACREADY FIELD (97.8 KM), COALINGA MUNICIPAL (98.3 KM), SAN JOSE INTERNATIONAL (98.3 KM), HARRIS AGRO WEST (98.3 KM), TURLOCK AIRPARK (98.9 KM), WESTLEY (99.9 KM) - PORTS: MOSS LANDING (48.8 KM), MOSS (48.8 KM), MANCHESTER (53.3 KM), SANTA CRUZ (74.5 KM), DAVENPORT (91.8 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: TUE, 15 OCT 2019 19:42:30 UTC EUROPEAN TIME OF THE EVENT: 15 OCT 2019 21:42:30 EAST AMERICA TIME OF THE EVENT: 15 OCT 2019 13:42:30 WEST AMERICA TIME OF THE EVENT: 15 OCT 2019 10:42:30 EAST ASIA TIME OF THE EVENT: 16 OCT 2019 02:42:30 THIS EMAIL REPORT WAS AUTOMATICALLY CREATED BY A COMPUTER AT: 15 OCT 2019 19:54:35 (12 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$AND;EPISODEID=1274795 FOR INFORMATION ON EMERGENCY RESPONSE, PLEASE CONSULT THE GDACS VIRTUAL OSOCC: HTTP://VOSOCC.UNOCHA.ORG ============================================================================================================ POPULATION DENSITY NEAR EPICENTER (PEOPLE/KM2). RADIUS (KM) POPULATION DENSITY (PEOPLE/KM2) 200 11530280 1468 175 10261892 1307 150 7064016 899 125 4419278 563 100 2241463 285 75 803072 102 50 416403 53 20 2949 0 10 333 0 5 196 0 2 1 0 THE POPULATION IN THE 50 KM AREA OF THIS EARTHQUAKE IS 53 PEOPLE/KM2. ============================================================================================================ THE EARTHQUAKE OCCURRED AT 15 OCT 2019 11:37:24 LOCAL TIME. 15 OCT 2019 11:37:24 RESILIENCE AND VULNERABILITY ---------------------------- RESILIENCE IS THE CAPACITY OF THE POPULATION TO COPE WITH A HAZARD. SINCE MUCH OF INVESTMENTS IN EARTHQUAKE PREPAREDNESS AND AVAILABLE FUNDS FOR QUICK RESPONSE IS RELATED TO HOUSEHOLD INCOME, THE GDP PER CAPITA CAN BE USED AS A ROUGH INDICATOR OF RESILIENCE. UNITED STATES HAS A GDP PER CAPITA OF 30845 PPP$ (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 UNITED STATES A LOW VULNERABILITY. ============================================================================================================ SECONDARY EFFECTS ----------------- PROBABILITY OF SECONDARY EFFECTS: - LANDSLIDES: THE MAXIMUM SLOPE IN THE AREA OF THE EARTHQUAKE IS N/A% AND THE MAXIMUM ALTITUDE IS N/A M. SINCE THIS IS A LOW SLOPE, THE RISK OF EARTHQUAKE INDUCED LANDSLIDES IS LOW. 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: THERE ARE NO HYDRODAM FACILITIES NEARBY THE EPICENTER. 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