Overall Green Earthquake alert in United States on 11 May 2017 14:36 UTC

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M 5.2 in United States on 11 May 2017 14:36 UTC

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

27/09 15:49 1167421

11/05 14:46 WEAK53PAAQ111439

2017-09-27 15:49 link

Original Message :

WOGA40 EJRC 111444
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 11 MAY 2017 14:36:31 UTC (ABOUT 11 MAY 2017 04:26:19 LOCAL TIME) AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 5.3 OCCURRED IN THE UNPOPULATED REGION OF ALASKA IN UNITED STATES. PORT HOBRON THE NEAREST POPULATED PLACES ARE: PORT HOBRON (53.7 KM). THE CLOSEST CIVILIAN AIRPORT IS: OLD HARBOR (63 KM).

EARTHQUAKE EVENT CHARACTERISTICS
- SOURCE: NTWC
- MAGNITUDE: 5.3 M
- DEPTH: 21 KM
- LOCATION (LAT/LONG): 56.812 | -152.548
- COUNTRY: UNITED STATES
- PROVINCE:
- REGION: KODIAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
- UTC/GMT (GREENWICH TIME): 11 MAY 2017 14:36:31 UTC
- ESTIMATED LOCAL SOLAR TIME: 11 MAY 2017 04:26:19

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POTENTIALLY AFFECTED CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE:
- NUCLEAR PLANTS: N/A
- HYDRODAMS: N/A
- AIRPORTS: OLD HARBOR (63 KM)
- PORTS: PORT HOBRON (54.2 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: THU, 11 MAY 2017 14:36:31 UTC
EUROPEAN TIME OF THE EVENT: 11 MAY 2017 16:36:31
EAST AMERICA TIME OF THE EVENT: 11 MAY 2017 08:36:31
WEST AMERICA TIME OF THE EVENT: 11 MAY 2017 05:36:31
EAST ASIA TIME OF THE EVENT: 11 MAY 2017 21:36:31

THIS EMAIL REPORT WAS AUTOMATICALLY CREATED BY A COMPUTER AT: 11 MAY 2017 14:44:50 (8 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=1167421

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 14159 2
175 14011 2
150 13918 2
125 13837 2
100 769 0
75 23 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 11 MAY 2017 04:26:19 LOCAL TIME. 11 MAY 2017 04:26:19

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

2017-05-11 14:46 message from NTWC link

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation

There is no TSUNAMI danger from this earthquake

Original Message :

WEAK53 PAAQ 111439
TIBAK1

Tsunami Information Statement Number 1
NWS National Tsunami Warning Center Palmer AK
639 AM AKDT Thu May 11 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 5.3
* Origin Time 0637 AKDT May 11 2017
0737 PDT May 11 2017
1437 UTC May 11 2017
* Coordinates 56.8 North 152.5 West
* Depth 13 miles
* Location 70 miles S of Kodiak City, Alaska
320 miles SW of Anchorage, 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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