Overall Green Earthquake alert in United States on 01 Mar 2017 10:39 UTC

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M 5.5 in United States on 01 Mar 2017 10:39 UTC

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

27/09 15:03 1159122

01/03 11:01 WEAK53PAAQ011042

2017-09-27 15:03 link

Original Message :

WOXX40 EJRC 011046
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 UNITED STATES *
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SUMMARY

ON 01 MAR 2017 10:39:50 UTC (ABOUT 28 FEB 2017 23:06:20 LOCAL TIME) AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 5.5 OCCURRED IN THE UNPOPULATED REGION OF ALASKA IN UNITED STATES. ATKA THE NEAREST POPULATED PLACES ARE: ATKA (58.9 KM). THE CLOSEST CIVILIAN AIRPORT IS: ATKA (59.9 KM).

EARTHQUAKE EVENT CHARACTERISTICS
- SOURCE: NTWC
- MAGNITUDE: 5.5 M
- DEPTH: 59 KM
- LOCATION (LAT/LONG): 52.055 | -173.374
- COUNTRY: UNITED STATES
- PROVINCE: ALASKA(STATE)
- REGION:
- UTC/GMT (GREENWICH TIME): 01 MAR 2017 10:39:50 UTC
- ESTIMATED LOCAL SOLAR TIME: 28 FEB 2017 23:06:20

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POTENTIALLY AFFECTED CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE:
- NUCLEAR PLANTS: N/A
- HYDRODAMS: N/A
- AIRPORTS: ATKA (59.9 KM)
- PORTS: PALISADES POINT (57.4 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: WED, 01 MAR 2017 10:39:50 UTC
EUROPEAN TIME OF THE EVENT: 01 MAR 2017 11:39:50
EAST AMERICA TIME OF THE EVENT: 01 MAR 2017 04:39:50
WEST AMERICA TIME OF THE EVENT: 01 MAR 2017 01:39:50
EAST ASIA TIME OF THE EVENT: 01 MAR 2017 18:39:50

THIS EMAIL REPORT WAS AUTOMATICALLY CREATED BY A COMPUTER AT: 01 MAR 2017 10:46:20 (6 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=1159122

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 45 0
175 45 0
150 45 0
125 45 0
100 45 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 28 FEB 2017 23:06:20 LOCAL TIME. 28 FEB 2017 23:06:20

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.
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.
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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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PLEASE REFER TO THE GDACS WEBSITE FOR SUBSCRIBING OR UNSUBSCRIBING FROM THE EARTHQUAKE ALERT EMAIL OR SMS SERVICE.

END OF EARTHQUAKE MESSAGE 001

2017-03-01 11:01 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation

There is no TSUNAMI danger from this earthquake

Original Message :

WEAK53 PAAQ 011042
TIBAK1

Tsunami Information Statement Number 1
NWS National Tsunami Warning Center Palmer AK
142 AM AKST Wed Mar 1 2017

...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR ALASKA, BRITISH
COLUMBIA, WASHINGTON, OREGON AND CALIFORNIA...

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 5.5
* Origin Time 0140 AKST Mar 01 2017
0240 PST Mar 01 2017
1040 UTC Mar 01 2017
* Coordinates 52.1 North 173.4 West
* Depth 37 miles
* Location 35 miles SE of Atka Village, Alaska
140 miles E of Adak, Alaska

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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