Overall Green Earthquake alert in Dominican Republic on 27 Feb 2017 01:04 UTC

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M 4.5 in Dominican Republic on 27 Feb 2017 01:04 UTC

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Measurements Levels

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

27/09 14:34 1158805

27/02 01:16 WEXX32PAAQ270107

2017-09-27 14:34 link

Original Message :

WOXX40 EJRC 270110
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 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC *
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SUMMARY

ON 27 FEB 2017 01:04:51 UTC (ABOUT 26 FEB 2017 20:24:32 LOCAL TIME) AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 4.8 OCCURRED IN THE VERY HIGHLY POPULATED REGION OF SANCHEZ RAMIREZ IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. EL CRUCE DE SEGUNDO THE NEAREST POPULATED PLACES ARE: ALGARROBAL (3.4 KM). THE CLOSEST CIVILIAN AIRPORT IS: ANGELINA COTUI (24.3 KM).

EARTHQUAKE EVENT CHARACTERISTICS
- SOURCE: NTWC
- MAGNITUDE: 4.8 M
- DEPTH: 65 KM
- LOCATION (LAT/LONG): 18.957 | -70.0789
- COUNTRY: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
- PROVINCE: SANCHEZ RAMIREZ(PROVINCE)
- REGION:
- UTC/GMT (GREENWICH TIME): 27 FEB 2017 01:04:51 UTC
- ESTIMATED LOCAL SOLAR TIME: 26 FEB 2017 20:24:32

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POTENTIALLY AFFECTED CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE:
- NUCLEAR PLANTS: N/A
- HYDRODAMS: N/A
- AIRPORTS: ANGELINA COTUI (24.3 KM), HERRERA (55.2 KM), SAN ISIDRO AB (60.3 KM), CONSTANZA (67.7 KM), DE LAS AMERICAS INTERNATIONAL (72.6 KM), ARROYO BARRIL (73.4 KM), SABANA DE LA MAR (74.2 KM), SANTIAGO MUNICIPAL (74.3 KM)
- PORTS: SANTO DOMINGO (56.2 KM), SANCHEZ (57.5 KM), RIO HAINA (59.7 KM), PUERTO BOTADO (71.8 KM), BOCA CHICA (74.9 KM), SANTA BARBARA DE SAMANA (83 KM), PALENQUE (84.7 KM), PUERTO VIEJO DE AZUA (86.6 KM), AZUA (87.1 KM), LAS CALDERAS (94.2 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: MON, 27 FEB 2017 01:04:51 UTC
EUROPEAN TIME OF THE EVENT: 27 FEB 2017 02:04:51
EAST AMERICA TIME OF THE EVENT: 26 FEB 2017 19:04:51
WEST AMERICA TIME OF THE EVENT: 26 FEB 2017 16:04:51
EAST ASIA TIME OF THE EVENT: 27 FEB 2017 09:04:51

THIS EMAIL REPORT WAS AUTOMATICALLY CREATED BY A COMPUTER AT: 27 FEB 2017 01:10:26 (5 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=1158805

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 10534121 1341
175 9942569 1266
150 9398190 1197
125 8528493 1086
100 7548880 961
75 5799067 738
50 1510028 192
20 163487 21
10 15720 2
5 3484 0
2 323 0

THE POPULATION IN THE 50 KM AREA OF THIS EARTHQUAKE IS 192 PEOPLE/KM2.
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THE EARTHQUAKE OCCURRED AT 26 FEB 2017 20:24:32 LOCAL TIME. 26 FEB 2017 20:24:32

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.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC HAS A GDP PER CAPITA OF 1916 PPP$ (PARITY PURCHASING POWER DOLLAR, ABOUT 1 EURO) AND IS THEREFORE PART OF THE LOW LEVEL INCOME COUNTRIES. THEREFORE, THE EARTHQUAKE HAPPENED IN AN AREA OF LOW RESILIENCE.
BASED ON THE COMBINATION OF 9 INDICATORS, ECHO ATTRIBUTES DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 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

2017-02-27 01:16 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation

There is no TSUNAMI danger from this earthquake

Original Message :

WEXX32 PAAQ 270107
TIBATE

Tsunami Information Statement Number 1
NWS National Tsunami Warning Center Palmer AK
907 PM AST Sun Feb 26 2017

...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR THE U.S. AND CANADA
EAST COASTS, GULF OF MEXICO STATES, PUERTO RICO, THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS AND THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS...

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 4.8
* Origin Time 2005 EST Feb 26 2017
2105 AST Feb 26 2017
1905 CST Feb 26 2017
0105 UTC Feb 27 2017
* Coordinates 19.0 North 70.1 West
* Depth 40 miles
* Location in the Dominican Republic region

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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