Overall Green Earthquake alert in Dominican Republic on 03 Apr 2017 02:45 UTC

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M 4.7 in Dominican Republic on 03 Apr 2017 02:45 UTC

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Measurements Levels

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

27/09 15:19 1162571

03/04 03:01 WEXX32PAAQ030248

2017-09-27 15:19 link

Original Message :

WOCA40 EJRC 030252
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 03 APR 2017 02:45:09 UTC (ABOUT 02 APR 2017 22:07:44 LOCAL TIME) AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 4.9 OCCURRED IN THE VERY HIGHLY POPULATED REGION OF HATO MAJOR IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. EL VALLE THE NEAREST POPULATED PLACES ARE: ANEGADIZO (3.6 KM). THE CLOSEST CIVILIAN AIRPORT IS: SABANA DE LA MAR (21.8 KM).

EARTHQUAKE EVENT CHARACTERISTICS
- SOURCE: NTWC
- MAGNITUDE: 4.9 M
- DEPTH: 90 KM
- LOCATION (LAT/LONG): 18.872 | -69.351
- COUNTRY: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
- PROVINCE: HATO MAJOR(PROVINCE)
- REGION: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
- UTC/GMT (GREENWICH TIME): 03 APR 2017 02:45:09 UTC
- ESTIMATED LOCAL SOLAR TIME: 02 APR 2017 22:07:44

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POTENTIALLY AFFECTED CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE:
- NUCLEAR PLANTS: N/A
- HYDRODAMS: N/A
- AIRPORTS: SABANA DE LA MAR (21.8 KM), ARROYO BARRIL (37.1 KM), DE LAS AMERICAS INTERNATIONAL (59.3 KM), SAN ISIDRO AB (59.5 KM), LA ROMANA (65.7 KM), HERRERA (79 KM)
- PORTS: SANTA BARBARA DE SAMANA (36.3 KM), PUERTO BOTADO (37.6 KM), SAN PEDRO DE MACORIS (47 KM), SANCHEZ (47.8 KM), BOCA CHICA (54.1 KM), LA ROMANA (65.1 KM), SANTO DOMINGO (70.8 KM), RIO HAINA (86.6 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, 03 APR 2017 02:45:09 UTC
EUROPEAN TIME OF THE EVENT: 03 APR 2017 04:45:09
EAST AMERICA TIME OF THE EVENT: 02 APR 2017 20:45:09
WEST AMERICA TIME OF THE EVENT: 02 APR 2017 17:45:09
EAST ASIA TIME OF THE EVENT: 03 APR 2017 09:45:09

THIS EMAIL REPORT WAS AUTOMATICALLY CREATED BY A COMPUTER AT: 03 APR 2017 02:52:56 (7 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=1162571

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 9019451 1148
175 8433730 1074
150 7224306 920
125 6304640 803
100 5414648 689
75 2559364 326
50 717989 91
20 72620 9
10 6425 1
5 3076 0
2 593 0

THE POPULATION IN THE 50 KM AREA OF THIS EARTHQUAKE IS 91 PEOPLE/KM2.
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THE EARTHQUAKE OCCURRED AT 02 APR 2017 22:07:44 LOCAL TIME. 02 APR 2017 22:07:44

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

END OF EARTHQUAKE MESSAGE 001

2017-04-03 03:01 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation

There is no TSUNAMI danger from this earthquake

Original Message :

WEXX32 PAAQ 030248
TIBATE

Tsunami Information Statement Number 1
NWS National Tsunami Warning Center Palmer AK
1048 PM AST Sun Apr 2 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 4.9
* Origin Time 2245 EDT Apr 02 2017
2245 AST Apr 02 2017
2145 CDT Apr 02 2017
0245 UTC Apr 03 2017
* Coordinates 18.9 North 69.4 West
* Depth 56 miles
* Location 155 miles NW of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
215 miles W of San Juan, Puerto Rico

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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