Overall Green Earthquake alert in Canada on 10 Feb 2017 15:01 UTC

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M 5.2 in Canada on 10 Feb 2017 15:01 UTC

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Measurements Levels

SOURCE	GAUGE LOCATION	LAT	LON	TIME (UTC)	HEIGHT (m)	PERIOD (min)

27/09 07:38 1156995

10/02 15:16 WEAK53PAAQ101506

2017-09-27 07:38 link

Original Message :

WOAC40 EJRC 101511
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.

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* GREEN EARTHQUAKE ALERT IN CANADA *
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SUMMARY

ON 10 FEB 2017 15:01:49 UTC (ABOUT 10 FEB 2017 08:53:54 LOCAL TIME) AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 5.2 OCCURRED IN THE UNPOPULATED REGION OF NUNAVUT IN CANADA. NO NEAREST POPULATED PLACES FOUND . NO CLOSEST CIVILIAN AIRPORT FOUND.

EARTHQUAKE EVENT CHARACTERISTICS
- SOURCE: NTWC
- MAGNITUDE: 5.2 M
- DEPTH: 35 KM
- LOCATION (LAT/LONG): 74.36 | -91.977
- COUNTRY: CANADA
- PROVINCE:
- REGION: QUEEN ELIZABETH ISLANDS, CANADA
- UTC/GMT (GREENWICH TIME): 10 FEB 2017 15:01:49 UTC
- ESTIMATED LOCAL SOLAR TIME: 10 FEB 2017 08:53:54

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POTENTIALLY AFFECTED CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE:
- NUCLEAR PLANTS: N/A
- HYDRODAMS: N/A
- AIRPORTS: N/A
- PORTS: N/A

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: FRI, 10 FEB 2017 15:01:49 UTC
EUROPEAN TIME OF THE EVENT: 10 FEB 2017 16:01:49
EAST AMERICA TIME OF THE EVENT: 10 FEB 2017 09:01:49
WEST AMERICA TIME OF THE EVENT: 10 FEB 2017 06:01:49
EAST ASIA TIME OF THE EVENT: 10 FEB 2017 23:01:49

THIS EMAIL REPORT WAS AUTOMATICALLY CREATED BY A COMPUTER AT: 10 FEB 2017 15:11:39 (9 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=1156995

FOR INFORMATION ON EMERGENCY RESPONSE, PLEASE CONSULT THE GDACS VIRTUAL OSOCC: HTTP://VOSOCC.UNOCHA.ORG
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POPULATION DENSITY NEAR EPICENTER (PEOPLE/KM2).

RADIUS (KM) POPULATION DENSITY (PEOPLE/KM2)
200 0 0
175 0 0
150 0 0
125 0 0
100 0 0
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.
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THE EARTHQUAKE OCCURRED AT 10 FEB 2017 08:53:54 LOCAL TIME. 10 FEB 2017 08:53:54

RESILIENCE AND VULNERABILITY
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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.
CANADA HAS A GDP PER CAPITA OF 21754 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 CANADA A LOW VULNERABILITY.
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SECONDARY EFFECTS
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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.

JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE, EUROPEAN COMMISSION (JRC-EC) - OFFICE FOR COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS (UN-OCHA)

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END OF EARTHQUAKE MESSAGE 001

2017-02-10 15:16 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation

There is no TSUNAMI danger from this earthquake

Original Message :

WEAK53 PAAQ 101506
TIBAK1

Tsunami Information Statement Number 1
NWS National Tsunami Warning Center Palmer AK
606 AM AKST Fri Feb 10 2017

...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR ALASKA AND
THE CANADIAN ARCTIC REGION...

EVALUATION
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* There is NO tsunami danger from this earthquake.

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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* The following parameters are based on a rapid preliminary
assessment and changes may occur.

* Magnitude 5.2
* Origin Time 0602 AKST Feb 10 2017
0702 PST Feb 10 2017
1502 UTC Feb 10 2017
* Coordinates 74.4 North 92.0 West
* Depth 22 miles
* Location near Queen Elizabeth Islands, Canada

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND NEXT UPDATE
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* Further information will be issued by the United States
Geological Survey (earthquake.usgs.gov) or the appropriate
regional seismic network.

* This will be the only U.S. National Tsunami Warning Center
message issued for this event unless additional information
becomes available.

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