Copper Rises to Record in Shanghai on Supply Concern in China (Bloomberg.com)

Tue, 17 Jan 2006 02:49:19 GMT

Jan. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Copper futures rose to a record for a second day in Shanghai on speculation demand from wire and cable makers will outpace supply in China, the world's biggest consumer of the metal.

Bush senior arrives in Pakistan for quake aid (Business Recorder)

Mon, 16 Jan 2006 23:48:22 GMT

ISLAMABAD: Former US president George Bush arrived in Pakistan on Monday as the United Nations special envoy for the South Asian earthquake, state media said. ....

Copper Futures Rise to Record in Shanghai on Cable Maker Demand (Bloomberg.com)

Mon, 16 Jan 2006 05:34:19 GMT

Jan. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Copper futures rose to a record in Shanghai as demand from cable and wire makers outpaced supply in China, the world's largest consumer of the metal.

Copper Futures Rise to Record in Shanghai on Cable Maker Demand (Bloomberg.com)

Mon, 16 Jan 2006 05:08:04 GMT

Jan. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Copper futures rose to a record in Shanghai as demand from cable and wire makers outpaced supply in China, the world's largest consumer of the metal.

Va. well shakes to world's quakes (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

Fri, 13 Jan 2006 21:30:48 GMT

In the year since the Sumatran earthquake sent a Southwest Virginia well sloshing, the well has gained an international reputation for its oscillating antics.

Power of tsunami earthquake heavily underestimated (New Scientist)

Fri, 13 Jan 2006 12:17:05 GMT

The quake that created the devastating Asian tsunami released three times more energy than initially thought, a new analysis reveals

Va. well shakes to world's quakes (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

Wed, 11 Jan 2006 23:21:55 GMT

In the year since the Sumatran earthquake sent a Southwest Virginia well sloshing, the well has gained an international reputation for its oscillating antics.

Va. well shakes to world's quakes (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

Wed, 11 Jan 2006 13:20:28 GMT

In the year since the Sumatran earthquake sent a Southwest Virginia well sloshing, the well has gained an international reputation for its oscillating antics.

Copper Futures Rise to Record in Shanghai on Processor Buying (Bloomberg.com)

Wed, 11 Jan 2006 10:05:51 GMT

Jan. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Copper futures in Shanghai rose to a record on demand from cable and wire makers who are increasing stockpiles before the Lunar New Year and on speculation a strike in Chile may worsen a shortfall in global supplies.

The Almanac (UPI)

Wed, 11 Jan 2006 08:47:01 GMT

Today is Wednesday, Jan. 11, the 11th day of 2006 with 354 to follow. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Mercury, Jupiter, Pluto and Saturn. The evening stars are Venus, Mars, Uranus and Neptune.

New Class of Young Global Leaders to Be Announced (AllAfrica.com)

Mon, 09 Jan 2006 19:29:28 GMT

The Forum of Young Global Leaders announces the names of its new class of Young Global Leaders today.

World Social Forum: Global Protest with a Caribbean Twist (Common Dreams News Center)

Mon, 09 Jan 2006 16:35:45 GMT

World Social Forum: Global Protest with a Caribbean Twist

Report on Earthquake Alerts

Sat, 7 Jan 2006 10:02:28 GMT

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Green Earthquake Alert Philippines: (8:33UTC) Magnitude 5.1 in very highly populated region (1027845 people within 50km).

Sat, 7 Jan 2006 10:02:24 GMT

Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System


Global Disaster Alert System - Earthquake Report

Green Earthquake Alert Philippines

Summary

On 1/7/2006 8:33:43 AM UTC an earthquake of magnitude 5.1 has struck the very highly populated region of Luzon, Philippine Islands in Philippines.

Whether international humanitarian aid is needed must be decided by an expert. However, the following automatically calculated elements can help. This earthquake has potentially a low humanitarian impact and the affected region has medium vulnerability to natural disasters.

Humanitarian Impact
Vulnerability

Event Date Univ. Time: Sat, 1/7/2006 08:33 GMT

European Time of the event: Sat, 1/7/2006 09:33 GMT (Brussels, Paris, Rome)

East America Time of the event: Sat, 1/7/2006 03:33 GMT (New York, Washington)

West America Time of the event: Sat, 1/7/2006 00:33 GMT (San Francisco, Los Angeles)

East Asia Time of the event: Sat, 1/7/2006 17:33 JTI (Tokyo)

This email report was automatically created by a computer at: 1/7/2006 9:10:18 AM UTC (36 minutes after the event)

See the GDACS website for the full report.

Earthquake Event

Characteristics

Source: European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) M
Magnitude: 5.1 M
Depth: 80 km
Location (Lat/Long): 16.44 | 120.12
Country: Philippines
Region: Luzon, Philippine Islands
UTC/GMT (Greenwich time): 1/7/2006 8:33:43 AM
Estimated local solar time: 1/7/2006 4:34:12 PM

Population Density near epicenter (people/km²). Image area: 6x4 decimal degrees (approx. 650x450km2).

Earthquake Impact Details

Potentially affected People

Population Data
Radius (km)	Population	Density (people/km²)
1	0	0
2	0	0
5	0	0
10	0	0
20	2097	1
50	1027845	130
100	4554834	144
200	14287050	113

The population in the area of this earthquake if 130 people/km².

The earthquake occurred at 16h local time. At this time a day, more people are at work and therefore more vulnerable to collapsing office buildings. During traffic hours, people can be affected by collapsing bridges and other road infrastructure.

Resilience and Vulnerability

ECHO Intervention Priority Ranking for Philippines
Rank: 47/132
Overall situation
Human Development
Human Poverty
Exposure to Major Disasters
Natural Disasters
Conflicts
Humanitarian effects of population movement
Refugees
Internally Displaced People
Health and Nutrition
Undernourishment
Mortality rates
Donor contributions
Official Development assistance
Source ECHO Key: Bad - Medium - Good - No data

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.

Philippines has a GDP per capita of 1137 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 Philippines a medium vulnerability.

Secondary effects

Probability of secondary effects:

Landslides: The maximum slope in the area of the earthquake is 47.086% and the maximum altitude is 2766 m. Since this is a medium slope, the risk of earthquake induced landslides is medium. 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.
Tsunami: JRC is currently not modelling probability of tsunami generation. Please refer to NOAA's tsunami alert system for information on tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean: http://tsunami.gov/. However, for earthquakes in the ocean and with magnitude larger than 6.5, the propagation of a potential tsunami is modelled below.

The magnitude is too low for tsunami generation.

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Green Earthquake Alert in Philippines, Ilocos - Magnitude: 5.1

Sat, 7 Jan 2006 10:00:05 GMT

Green Earthquake Alert in Philippines

Asgard report of episode 61608 generated by computer (without human intervention) on 2006-01-07 09:00:48 +0000

Summary

On 2006-01-07 08:33:43 +0000 an earthquake of magnitude 5.1 struck the very highly populated region of Ilocos, Philippines. Whether international humanitarian aid is needed must be decided by an expert. However, the following automatically calculated elements can help. This earthquake has potentially a low humanitarian impact. The affected region has a medium vulnerability to natural disasters and the population has a high coping capacity.

Earthquake Event

Characteristics

Source:
Magnitude:	5.1 M
Depth:	80 km
Location :	16.44N,120.12E
Country:	Philippines
First level administrative unit:	Ilocos
Flinn Engdahl Region:	Philippines
UTC/GMT (Greenwich time):	2006-01-07 08:33:43 +0000
Geological map of the region showing major faults. Explore this map.

Earthquake Impact Details

Potentially affected People

Population Data

Population Map 6x4 decimal degrees (approx. 650x450km2)

Radius (km)	Population	Density (people/km)
1	0	0
2	0	0
5	0	0
10	0	0
20	1912	1.52
50	1061518	135.16
100	4496642	143.13
200	14597240	116.16

Population Density near epicenter (people/km²)

The population density within 50km from this earthquake is 135.16 people/km.

Coping capacity and Vulnerability

The loss of a disaster is inversely proportionate to the local coping capacity of people and is proportionate to their vulnerability. The following three measures give an indication of the local coping capacity and vulnerability.

ECHO Global Needs Assesssment Indicator: 1.9 / 3 (rank: 47)
ECHO Coping Capacity Index: 2.25 / 3 (rank: 99)
Gross National Income per Capita (PPP$): 4651.506 PPP$

Philippines has a GNI per capita of 4651.506 PPP$ (Parity Purchasing Power Dollar, about 1 Euro) and is therefore part of the medium level income countries.
Based on a combination of 4 indicators, one can assume a high coping capacity.
Based on the combination of 9 indicators, one can assume a medium vulnerability.

Critical Infrastructure

Airports
Name	Distance (km)	Location
BASA AB	166.48	14.99N,120.49E
SUBIC BAY INTERNATIONAL AIRPT	183.69	14.79N,120.27E
IBA	124.97	15.33N,119.97E
FORT MAGSAYSAY	152.6	15.43N,121.09E
CLARK AB	147.63	15.18N,120.56E
LAOAG INTERNATIONAL	197.84	18.17N,120.53E
VIGAN	126.38	17.55N,120.36E
CAUAYAN	182.6	16.93N,121.76E
MRMP	153.35	16.83N,121.5E
SAN FERNANDO	26	16.59N,120.3E
LOAKAN	53.73	16.37N,120.62E
LINGAYEN	47	16.03N,120.24E
Major dams
Name	Distance (km)	River	Reservoir Volume (m3)	Location
	143.21	NaN	1.25	16.83N,121.4E
	58.31	NaN	1.2	16.45N,120.67E
	127.49	NaN	3	15.8N,121.11E

Secondary Effects

Landslides: The maximum slope in the area of the earthquake is 47.09% and the maximum altitude is 2766 m. Since this is a medium slope, the risk of earthquake induced landslides is medium.
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.

Tsunami: JRC is currently not modelling probability of tsunami generation. Please refer to NOAA's tsunami alert system for information on tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean: http://tsunami.gov/. However, for earthquakes in the ocean and with magnitude larger than 6.5, the propagation of a potential tsunami is modelled below.
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Green Earthquake Alert in Greece, Ionian Islands - Magnitude: 4.05

Sat, 7 Jan 2006 09:39:43 GMT

Green Earthquake Alert in Greece

Asgard report of episode 61607 generated by computer (without human intervention) on 2006-01-07 08:40:25 +0000

Summary

On 2006-01-07 05:11:19 +0000 an earthquake of magnitude 4.05 struck the moderately populated region of Ionian Islands, Greece. Whether international humanitarian aid is needed must be decided by an expert. However, the following automatically calculated elements can help. This earthquake has potentially a low humanitarian impact. The affected region has a unknown vulnerability to natural disasters and the population has a unknown coping capacity.

Earthquake Event

Characteristics

Source:	http://www.emsc-csem.org/cgi-bin/QDM_all.sh
Magnitude:	4.05 M
Depth:	83 km
Location :	38.06N,20.41E
Country:	Greece
First level administrative unit:	Ionian Islands
Flinn Engdahl Region:	Greece
UTC/GMT (Greenwich time):	2006-01-07 05:11:19 +0000
Geological map of the region showing major faults. Explore this map.

Earthquake Impact Details

Potentially affected People

Population Data

Population Map 6x4 decimal degrees (approx. 650x450km2)

Radius (km)	Population	Density (people/km)
1	0	0
2	0	0
5	0	0
10	5	0.02
20	15561	12.38
50	50475	6.43
100	304625	9.7
200	1704079	13.56

Population Density near epicenter (people/km²)

The population density within 50km from this earthquake is 6.43 people/km.

Coping capacity and Vulnerability

ECHO Global Needs Assesssment Indicator: / 3 (rank: )
ECHO Coping Capacity Index: / 3 (rank: )
Gross National Income per Capita (PPP$): 20386.648 PPP$

Greece has a GNI per capita of 20386.648 PPP$ (Parity Purchasing Power Dollar, about 1 Euro) and is therefore part of the high level income countries.
Based on a combination of 4 indicators, one can assume a unknown coping capacity.
Based on the combination of 9 indicators, one can assume a unknown vulnerability.

Critical Infrastructure

Airports
Name	Distance (km)	Location
I. KAPODISTRIAS	176.69	39.6N,19.91E
IOANNINA	185.3	39.7N,20.82E
AKTION	101.05	38.92N,20.77E
LAMIA	198.15	38.87N,22.43E
AGRINION	101.57	38.6N,21.35E
ARAXOS	89.53	38.15N,21.43E
ARGOSTOLION	10.21	38.12N,20.5E
ANDRAVIDA	79.08	37.93N,21.3E
ZAKINTHOS	53.95	37.75N,20.88E
TRIPOLIS	184.82	37.53N,22.4E
KALAMATA	180.51	37.07N,22.03E
DHOKIMION	105.72	38.62N,21.39E
Cities
Name	Distance (km)	Location
Pátrai	117.39	38.24N,21.73E
Major dams
Name	Distance (km)	River	Reservoir Volume (m3)	Location
Mornos	164.84	NaN	0.78	38.53N,22.2E
Pinios Ilias	84.76	NaN	0.46	37.93N,21.36E
Tavropou	178.27	NaN	0.41	39.34N,21.64E
Pournari	137.89	NaN	0.73	39.21N,21.02E
Kastrakiou	120.26	NaN	1	38.82N,21.39E
Kremastos	136.36	NaN	4.75	38.92N,21.53E
Arachthos	185.76	NaN	1.84	39.66N,21.01E

Secondary Effects

Landslides: The maximum slope in the area of the earthquake is 54.43% and the maximum altitude is 1543 m. Since this is a medium slope, the risk of earthquake induced landslides is medium.
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.

Tsunami: JRC is currently not modelling probability of tsunami generation. Please refer to NOAA's tsunami alert system for information on tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean: http://tsunami.gov/. However, for earthquakes in the ocean and with magnitude larger than 6.5, the propagation of a potential tsunami is modelled below.
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Report on Earthquake Alerts

Sat, 7 Jan 2006 09:36:50 GMT

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Green Earthquake Alert Greece: (5:11UTC) Magnitude 4.2 in moderately populated region (27728 people within 50km).

Sat, 7 Jan 2006 09:36:45 GMT

Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System


Global Disaster Alert System - Earthquake Report

Green Earthquake Alert Greece

Summary

On 1/7/2006 5:11:21 AM UTC an earthquake of magnitude 4.2 has struck the moderately populated region of Greece in Greece.

Humanitarian Impact
Vulnerability

Event Date Univ. Time: Sat, 1/7/2006 05:11 GMT

European Time of the event: Sat, 1/7/2006 06:11 GMT (Brussels, Paris, Rome)

East America Time of the event: Sat, 1/7/2006 00:11 GMT (New York, Washington)

West America Time of the event: Fri, 1/6/2006 21:11 GMT (San Francisco, Los Angeles)

East Asia Time of the event: Sat, 1/7/2006 14:11 JTI (Tokyo)

This email report was automatically created by a computer at: 1/7/2006 8:44:40 AM UTC (3 hours 33 minutes after the event)

See the GDACS website for the full report.

Earthquake Event

Characteristics

Source: European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) M
Magnitude: 4.2 M
Depth: 66 km
Location (Lat/Long): 38.21 | 20.27
Country: Greece
Region: Greece
UTC/GMT (Greenwich time): 1/7/2006 5:11:21 AM
Estimated local solar time: 1/7/2006 6:32:26 AM

Population Density near epicenter (people/km²). Image area: 6x4 decimal degrees (approx. 650x450km2).

Earthquake Impact Details

Potentially affected People

Population Data
Radius (km)	Population	Density (people/km²)
1	0	0
2	0	0
5	0	0
10	69	0
20	8157	6
50	27728	3
100	107256	3
200	1380745	10

The population in the area of this earthquake if 3 people/km².

The earthquake occurred at 6h local time. At this time a day, more people are at work and therefore more vulnerable to collapsing office buildings. During traffic hours, people can be affected by collapsing bridges and other road infrastructure.

Resilience and Vulnerability

Greece has a GDP per capita of 12652 PPP$ (Parity Purchasing Power Dollar, about 1 Euro) and is therefore part of the medium level income countries. Therefore, the earthquake happened in an area of medium resilience.

Based on the combination of 9 indicators, ECHO attributes Greece a low vulnerability.

Secondary effects

Probability of secondary effects:

Landslides: The maximum slope in the area of the earthquake is 54.432% and the maximum altitude is 1543 m. Since this is a medium slope, the risk of earthquake induced landslides is medium. 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.
Tsunami: JRC is currently not modelling probability of tsunami generation. Please refer to NOAA's tsunami alert system for information on tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean: http://tsunami.gov/. However, for earthquakes in the ocean and with magnitude larger than 6.5, the propagation of a potential tsunami is modelled below.

The magnitude is too low for tsunami generation.

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Sat, 7 Jan 2006 08:01:16 GMT

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World Briefings: Asia, Africa, Americas (New York Times)

Sat, 07 Jan 2006 05:25:31 GMT

ASIA.

Report on Earthquake Alerts

Sat, 7 Jan 2006 04:02:19 GMT

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Green Earthquake Alert United States: (2:48UTC) Magnitude 4.7 in unpopulated region (0 people within 50km).

Sat, 7 Jan 2006 04:02:15 GMT

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Global Disaster Alert System - Earthquake Report

Green Earthquake Alert United States

Summary

On 1/7/2006 2:48:47 AM UTC an earthquake of magnitude 4.7 has struck the unpopulated region of United States in United States.

Humanitarian Impact
Vulnerability

Event Date Univ. Time: Sat, 1/7/2006 02:48 GMT

European Time of the event: Sat, 1/7/2006 03:48 GMT (Brussels, Paris, Rome)

East America Time of the event: Fri, 1/6/2006 21:48 GMT (New York, Washington)

West America Time of the event: Fri, 1/6/2006 18:48 GMT (San Francisco, Los Angeles)

East Asia Time of the event: Sat, 1/7/2006 11:48 JTI (Tokyo)

This email report was automatically created by a computer at: 1/7/2006 3:10:09 AM UTC (21 minutes after the event)

See the GDACS website for the full report.

Earthquake Event

Characteristics

Source: World Data Centre for Seismology, Denver (NEIC) M
Magnitude: 4.7 M
Depth: 15 km
Location (Lat/Long): 52.4188 | 173.4144
Country: United States
Region: United States
UTC/GMT (Greenwich time): 1/7/2006 2:48:47 AM
Estimated local solar time: 1/7/2006 2:22:26 PM

Population Density near epicenter (people/km²). Image area: 6x4 decimal degrees (approx. 650x450km2).

Earthquake Impact Details

Potentially affected People

Population Data
Radius (km)	Population	Density (people/km²)
1	0	0
2	0	0
5	0	0
10	0	0
20	0	0
50	0	0
100	265	0
200	265	0

The population in the area of this earthquake if 0 people/km².

The earthquake occurred at 14h local time. At this time a day, more people are at work and therefore more vulnerable to collapsing office buildings. During traffic hours, people can be affected by collapsing bridges and other road infrastructure.

Resilience and Vulnerability

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.

Secondary effects

Probability of secondary effects:

Landslides: The maximum slope in the area of the earthquake is 31.791% and the maximum altitude is 762 m. Since this is a medium slope, the risk of earthquake induced landslides is medium. 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.
Tsunami: JRC is currently not modelling probability of tsunami generation. Please refer to NOAA's tsunami alert system for information on tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean: http://tsunami.gov/. However, for earthquakes in the ocean and with magnitude larger than 6.5, the propagation of a potential tsunami is modelled below.

The magnitude is too low for tsunami generation.

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Sat, 7 Jan 2006 03:40:32 GMT

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Green Earthquake Alert United States: (2:23UTC) Magnitude 6.8 in unpopulated region (0 people within 50km).

Sat, 7 Jan 2006 03:40:29 GMT

Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System


Global Disaster Alert System - Earthquake Report

Green Earthquake Alert United States

Summary

On 1/7/2006 2:23:43 AM UTC an earthquake of magnitude 6.8 has struck the unpopulated region of United States in United States.

Humanitarian Impact
Vulnerability

Event Date Univ. Time: Sat, 1/7/2006 02:23 GMT

European Time of the event: Sat, 1/7/2006 03:23 GMT (Brussels, Paris, Rome)

East America Time of the event: Fri, 1/6/2006 21:23 GMT (New York, Washington)

West America Time of the event: Fri, 1/6/2006 18:23 GMT (San Francisco, Los Angeles)

East Asia Time of the event: Sat, 1/7/2006 11:23 JTI (Tokyo)

This email report was automatically created by a computer at: 1/7/2006 2:48:21 AM UTC (24 minutes after the event)

See the GDACS website for the full report.

Earthquake Event

Characteristics

Source: World Data Centre for Seismology, Denver (NEIC) M
Magnitude: 6.8 M
Depth: 15 km
Location (Lat/Long): 52.4188 | 173.4144
Country: United States
Region: United States
UTC/GMT (Greenwich time): 1/7/2006 2:23:43 AM
Estimated local solar time: 1/7/2006 1:57:22 PM

Population Density near epicenter (people/km²). Image area: 6x4 decimal degrees (approx. 650x450km2).

Earthquake Impact Details

Potentially affected People

Population Data
Radius (km)	Population	Density (people/km²)
1	0	0
2	0	0
5	0	0
10	0	0
20	0	0
50	0	0
100	265	0
200	265	0

The population in the area of this earthquake if 0 people/km².

The earthquake occurred at 13h local time. At this time a day, more people are at work and therefore more vulnerable to collapsing office buildings. During traffic hours, people can be affected by collapsing bridges and other road infrastructure.

Resilience and Vulnerability

Based on the combination of 9 indicators, ECHO attributes United States a low vulnerability.

Secondary effects

Probability of secondary effects:

Landslides: The maximum slope in the area of the earthquake is 31.791% and the maximum altitude is 762 m. Since this is a medium slope, the risk of earthquake induced landslides is medium. 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.
Tsunami: JRC is currently not modelling probability of tsunami generation. Please refer to NOAA's tsunami alert system for information on tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean: http://tsunami.gov/. However, for earthquakes in the ocean and with magnitude larger than 6.5, the propagation of a potential tsunami is modelled below.

Tsunami propagation for lat/lon =52.4188/173.4144 and magnitude=6.8

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Green Earthquake Alert in United States, Alaska - Magnitude: 6.8

Sat, 7 Jan 2006 03:36:49 GMT

Green Earthquake Alert in United States

Asgard report of episode 61590 generated by computer (without human intervention) on 2006-01-07 02:37:27 +0000

Summary

On 2006-01-07 02:23:43 +0000 an earthquake of magnitude 6.8 struck the sparsely populated region of Alaska, United States. Whether international humanitarian aid is needed must be decided by an expert. However, the following automatically calculated elements can help. This earthquake has potentially a low humanitarian impact. The affected region has a unknown vulnerability to natural disasters and the population has a unknown coping capacity.

Earthquake Event

Characteristics

Source:
Magnitude:	6.8 M
Depth:	15 km
Location :	52.42N,173.41E
Country:	United States
First level administrative unit:	Alaska
Flinn Engdahl Region:	United States
UTC/GMT (Greenwich time):	2006-01-07 02:23:43 +0000
Geological map of the region showing major faults. Explore this map.

Earthquake Impact Details

Potentially affected People

Population Data

Population Map 6x4 decimal degrees (approx. 650x450km2)

Radius (km)	Population	Density (people/km)
1	0	0
2	0	0
5	0	0
10	0	0
20	0	0
50	0	0
100	265	0.01
200	265	0

Population Density near epicenter (people/km²)

The population density within 50km from this earthquake is 0 people/km.

Coping capacity and Vulnerability

ECHO Global Needs Assesssment Indicator: / 3 (rank: )
ECHO Coping Capacity Index: / 3 (rank: )
Gross National Income per Capita (PPP$): 39710.582 PPP$

United States has a GNI per capita of 39710.582 PPP$ (Parity Purchasing Power Dollar, about 1 Euro) and is therefore part of the high level income countries.
Based on a combination of 4 indicators, one can assume a unknown coping capacity.
Based on the combination of 9 indicators, one can assume a unknown vulnerability.

Critical Infrastructure

Airports
Name	Distance (km)	Location
CASCO COVE CGS	48.43	52.83N,173.17E
SHEMYA AFB	57.43	52.71N,174.11E

Secondary Effects

Landslides: The maximum slope in the area of the earthquake is 32.15% and the maximum altitude is 762 m. Since this is a medium slope, the risk of earthquake induced landslides is medium.
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.

Tsunami: JRC is currently not modelling probability of tsunami generation. Please refer to NOAA's tsunami alert system for information on tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean: http://tsunami.gov/. However, for earthquakes in the ocean and with magnitude larger than 6.5, the propagation of a potential tsunami is modelled below.
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Green Earthquake Alert in Pakistan, North-west Frontier - Magnitude: 4.7

Sat, 7 Jan 2006 00:44:42 GMT

Green Earthquake Alert in Pakistan

Asgard report of episode 61587 generated by computer (without human intervention) on 2006-01-06 23:45:27 +0000

Summary

On 2006-01-06 22:41:49 +0000 an earthquake of magnitude 4.7 struck the very highly populated region of North-west Frontier, Pakistan. Whether international humanitarian aid is needed must be decided by an expert. However, the following automatically calculated elements can help. This earthquake has potentially a low humanitarian impact. The affected region has a high vulnerability to natural disasters and the population has a high coping capacity.

Earthquake Event

Characteristics

Source:
Magnitude:	4.7 M
Depth:	80 km
Location :	34.84N,73.67E
Country:	Pakistan
First level administrative unit:	North-west Frontier
Flinn Engdahl Region:	Pakistan
UTC/GMT (Greenwich time):	2006-01-06 22:41:49 +0000
Geological map of the region showing major faults. Explore this map.

Earthquake Impact Details

Potentially affected People

Population Data

Population Map 6x4 decimal degrees (approx. 650x450km2)

Radius (km)	Population	Density (people/km)
1	3	0.95
2	13	1.03
5	680	8.66
10	9046	28.79
20	41433	32.97
50	312210	39.75
100	3540529	112.7
200	25456090	202.58

Population Density near epicenter (people/km²)

The population density within 50km from this earthquake is 39.75 people/km.

Coping capacity and Vulnerability

ECHO Global Needs Assesssment Indicator: 2.3 / 3 (rank: 11)
ECHO Coping Capacity Index: 2.5 / 3 (rank: 64)
Gross National Income per Capita (PPP$): 2371.56 PPP$

Pakistan has a GNI per capita of 2371.56 PPP$ (Parity Purchasing Power Dollar, about 1 Euro) and is therefore part of the low level income countries.
Based on a combination of 4 indicators, one can assume a high coping capacity.
Based on the combination of 9 indicators, one can assume a high vulnerability.

Critical Infrastructure

Airports
Name	Distance (km)	Location
SAIDU SHARIF	120.4	34.81N,72.35E
MUZAFFARABAD	57.44	34.34N,73.51E
RISALPUR	177.04	34.08N,71.97E
TARBELA DAM	135.94	33.98N,72.61E
KAMRA	158.28	33.87N,72.41E
RAWALAKOT	110.93	33.85N,73.8E
ISLAMABAD INTERNATIONAL	145.92	33.61N,73.11E
QASIM	154.22	33.56N,73.03E
FATEHJANG	172.4	33.55N,72.63E
SRINAGAR	138.75	33.99N,74.77E
AWANTIPUR	160.81	33.88N,74.98E
RAJAORI	172.83	33.38N,74.31E
GILGIT	134.1	35.92N,74.33E
SKARDU	178.48	35.33N,75.54E
BASAL	195.31	33.53N,72.26E
Cities
Name	Distance (km)	Location
Islamabad	136.74	33.72N,73.06E
Rawalpindi	148.83	33.61N,73.04E
Major dams
Name	Distance (km)	River	Reservoir Volume (m3)	Location
	178.56	NaN	7.25	33.23N,73.68E
	117.67	NaN	13.7	34.1N,72.75E
	197.38	NaN	1.22	36.42N,72.67E

Secondary Effects

Landslides: The maximum slope in the area of the earthquake is 111.83% and the maximum altitude is 7861 m. Since this is a high slope, the risk of earthquake induced landslides is high.
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.

Tsunami: JRC is currently not modelling probability of tsunami generation. Please refer to NOAA's tsunami alert system for information on tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean: http://tsunami.gov/. However, for earthquakes in the ocean and with magnitude larger than 6.5, the propagation of a potential tsunami is modelled below.
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Green Earthquake Alert Pakistan: (22:41UTC) Magnitude 4.7 in highly populated region (340239 people within 50km).

Sat, 7 Jan 2006 00:44:23 GMT

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Global Disaster Alert System - Earthquake Report

Green Earthquake Alert Pakistan

Summary

On 1/6/2006 10:41:49 PM UTC an earthquake of magnitude 4.7 has struck the highly populated region of Pakistan in Pakistan.

Humanitarian Impact
Vulnerability

Event Date Univ. Time: Fri, 1/6/2006 22:41 GMT

European Time of the event: Fri, 1/6/2006 23:41 GMT (Brussels, Paris, Rome)

East America Time of the event: Fri, 1/6/2006 17:41 GMT (New York, Washington)

West America Time of the event: Fri, 1/6/2006 14:41 GMT (San Francisco, Los Angeles)

East Asia Time of the event: Sat, 1/7/2006 07:41 JTI (Tokyo)

This email report was automatically created by a computer at: 1/6/2006 11:52:17 PM UTC (1 hour 10 minutes after the event)

See the GDACS website for the full report.

Earthquake Event

Characteristics

Source: European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) M
Magnitude: 4.7 M
Depth: 80 km
Location (Lat/Long): 34.84 | 73.67
Country: Pakistan
Region: Pakistan
UTC/GMT (Greenwich time): 1/6/2006 10:41:49 PM
Estimated local solar time: 1/7/2006 3:36:30 AM

Population Density near epicenter (people/km²). Image area: 6x4 decimal degrees (approx. 650x450km2).

Earthquake Impact Details

Potentially affected People

Population Data
Radius (km)	Population	Density (people/km²)
1	16	16
2	130	10
5	1279	16
10	14490	46
20	94161	74
50	340239	43
100	3134106	99
200	21945880	174

The population in the area of this earthquake if 43 people/km².

The earthquake occurred at 3h local time. At this time a day, more people are at home and therefore more vulnerable to collapsing residential buildings. During traffic hours, people can be affected by collapsing bridges and other road infrastructure.

Resilience and Vulnerability

ECHO Intervention Priority Ranking for Pakistan
Rank: 11/132
Overall situation
Human Development
Human Poverty
Exposure to Major Disasters
Natural Disasters
Conflicts
Humanitarian effects of population movement
Refugees
Internally Displaced People
Health and Nutrition
Undernourishment
Mortality rates
Donor contributions
Official Development assistance
Source ECHO Key: Bad - Medium - Good - No data

Pakistan has a GDP per capita of 507 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 Pakistan a high vulnerability.

Secondary effects

Probability of secondary effects:

Landslides: The maximum slope in the area of the earthquake is 83.155% and the maximum altitude is 6036 m. Since this is a high slope, the risk of earthquake induced landslides is high. 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: The following nuclear installations are near the epicenter: CHASNUPP (315km)
Tsunami: JRC is currently not modelling probability of tsunami generation. Please refer to NOAA's tsunami alert system for information on tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean: http://tsunami.gov/. However, for earthquakes in the ocean and with magnitude larger than 6.5, the propagation of a potential tsunami is modelled below.

The earthquake did not happen in an ocean basin.

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Green Earthquake Alert in United States, Alaska - Magnitude: 4

Fri, 6 Jan 2006 23:43:37 GMT

Green Earthquake Alert in United States

Asgard report of episode 61586 generated by computer (without human intervention) on 2006-01-06 22:44:21 +0000

Summary

On 2006-01-06 22:37:18 +0000 an earthquake of magnitude 4 struck the sparsely populated region of Alaska, United States. Whether international humanitarian aid is needed must be decided by an expert. However, the following automatically calculated elements can help. This earthquake has potentially a low humanitarian impact. The affected region has a unknown vulnerability to natural disasters and the population has a unknown coping capacity.

Earthquake Event

Characteristics

Source:
Magnitude:	4 M
Depth:	15 km
Location :	66.79N,141.96W
Country:	United States
First level administrative unit:	Alaska
Flinn Engdahl Region:	United States
UTC/GMT (Greenwich time):	2006-01-06 22:37:18 +0000
Geological map of the region showing major faults. Explore this map.

Earthquake Impact Details

Potentially affected People

Population Data

Population Map 6x4 decimal degrees (approx. 650x450km2)

Radius (km)	Population	Density (people/km)
1	0	0
2	0	0
5	0	0
10	0	0
20	0	0
50	18	0
100	112	0
200	181	0

Population Density near epicenter (people/km²)

The population density within 50km from this earthquake is 0 people/km.

Coping capacity and Vulnerability

ECHO Global Needs Assesssment Indicator: / 3 (rank: )
ECHO Coping Capacity Index: / 3 (rank: )
Gross National Income per Capita (PPP$): 39710.582 PPP$

Critical Infrastructure

Airports
Name	Distance (km)	Location
OLD CROW	125.98	67.57N,139.84W
CHALKYITSIK	79.52	66.65N,143.73W
FT YUKON	146.81	66.57N,145.25W
VENETIE	195.86	67.02N,146.41W

Secondary Effects

Landslides: The maximum slope in the area of the earthquake is 30.2% and the maximum altitude is 1415 m. Since this is a medium slope, the risk of earthquake induced landslides is medium.
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.

Tsunami: JRC is currently not modelling probability of tsunami generation. Please refer to NOAA's tsunami alert system for information on tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean: http://tsunami.gov/. However, for earthquakes in the ocean and with magnitude larger than 6.5, the propagation of a potential tsunami is modelled below.
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Fri, 6 Jan 2006 23:43:30 GMT

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Green Earthquake Alert United States: (22:37UTC) Magnitude 4 in sparsely populated region (2 people within 50km).

Fri, 6 Jan 2006 23:43:25 GMT

Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System


Global Disaster Alert System - Earthquake Report

Green Earthquake Alert United States

Summary

On 1/6/2006 10:37:18 PM UTC an earthquake of magnitude 4 has struck the unpopulated region of United States in United States.

Humanitarian Impact
Vulnerability

Event Date Univ. Time: Fri, 1/6/2006 22:37 GMT

European Time of the event: Fri, 1/6/2006 23:37 GMT (Brussels, Paris, Rome)

East America Time of the event: Fri, 1/6/2006 17:37 GMT (New York, Washington)

West America Time of the event: Fri, 1/6/2006 14:37 GMT (San Francisco, Los Angeles)

East Asia Time of the event: Sat, 1/7/2006 07:37 JTI (Tokyo)

This email report was automatically created by a computer at: 1/6/2006 10:51:19 PM UTC (14 minutes after the event)

See the GDACS website for the full report.

Earthquake Event

Characteristics

Source: World Data Centre for Seismology, Denver (NEIC) M
Magnitude: 4 M
Depth: 15 km
Location (Lat/Long): 66.7918 | -141.9597
Country: United States
Region: United States
UTC/GMT (Greenwich time): 1/6/2006 10:37:18 PM
Estimated local solar time: 1/6/2006 1:09:28 PM

Population Density near epicenter (people/km²). Image area: 6x4 decimal degrees (approx. 650x450km2).

Earthquake Impact Details

Potentially affected People

Population Data
Radius (km)	Population	Density (people/km²)
1	0	0
2	0	0
5	0	0
10	0	0
20	0	0
50	2	0
100	25	0
200	143	0

The population in the area of this earthquake if 0 people/km².

Resilience and Vulnerability

Based on the combination of 9 indicators, ECHO attributes United States a low vulnerability.

Secondary effects

Probability of secondary effects:

Landslides: The maximum slope in the area of the earthquake is 25.582% and the maximum altitude is 1095 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.
Tsunami: JRC is currently not modelling probability of tsunami generation. Please refer to NOAA's tsunami alert system for information on tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean: http://tsunami.gov/. However, for earthquakes in the ocean and with magnitude larger than 6.5, the propagation of a potential tsunami is modelled below.

The earthquake did not happen in an ocean basin.

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Fri, 6 Jan 2006 21:43:42 GMT

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Green Earthquake Alert Colombia: (19:04UTC) Magnitude 4.5 in very highly populated region (1197981 people within 50km).

Fri, 6 Jan 2006 21:43:38 GMT

Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System


Global Disaster Alert System - Earthquake Report

Green Earthquake Alert Colombia

Summary

On 1/6/2006 7:04:21 PM UTC an earthquake of magnitude 4.5 has struck the very highly populated region of Northern Colombia in Colombia.

Humanitarian Impact
Vulnerability

Event Date Univ. Time: Fri, 1/6/2006 19:04 GMT

European Time of the event: Fri, 1/6/2006 20:04 GMT (Brussels, Paris, Rome)

East America Time of the event: Fri, 1/6/2006 14:04 GMT (New York, Washington)

West America Time of the event: Fri, 1/6/2006 11:04 GMT (San Francisco, Los Angeles)

East Asia Time of the event: Sat, 1/7/2006 04:04 JTI (Tokyo)

This email report was automatically created by a computer at: 1/6/2006 8:51:29 PM UTC (1 hour 47 minutes after the event)

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Earthquake Event

Characteristics

Source: European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) M
Magnitude: 4.5 M
Depth: 148 km
Location (Lat/Long): 6.75 | -72.96
Country: Colombia
Region: Northern Colombia
UTC/GMT (Greenwich time): 1/6/2006 7:04:21 PM
Estimated local solar time: 1/6/2006 2:12:31 PM

Population Density near epicenter (people/km²). Image area: 6x4 decimal degrees (approx. 650x450km2).

Earthquake Impact Details

Potentially affected People

Population Data
Radius (km)	Population	Density (people/km²)
1	27	27
2	1812	144
5	2499	31
10	11611	36
20	68414	54
50	1197981	152
100	2052353	65
200	6438642	51

The population in the area of this earthquake if 152 people/km².

Resilience and Vulnerability

ECHO Intervention Priority Ranking for Colombia
Rank: 35/132
Overall situation
Human Development
Human Poverty
Exposure to Major Disasters
Natural Disasters
Conflicts
Humanitarian effects of population movement
Refugees
Internally Displaced People
Health and Nutrition
Undernourishment
Mortality rates
Donor contributions
Official Development assistance
Source ECHO Key: Bad - Medium - Good - No data

Colombia has a GDP per capita of 2260 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 Colombia a medium vulnerability.

Secondary effects

Probability of secondary effects:

Landslides: The maximum slope in the area of the earthquake is 61.843% and the maximum altitude is 5294 m. Since this is a high slope, the risk of earthquake induced landslides is high. 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.
Tsunami: JRC is currently not modelling probability of tsunami generation. Please refer to NOAA's tsunami alert system for information on tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean: http://tsunami.gov/. However, for earthquakes in the ocean and with magnitude larger than 6.5, the propagation of a potential tsunami is modelled below.

The earthquake did not happen in an ocean basin.

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Green Earthquake Alert in Colombia, Santander - Magnitude: 4.5

Fri, 6 Jan 2006 21:41:12 GMT

Green Earthquake Alert in Colombia

Asgard report of episode 61569 generated by computer (without human intervention) on 2006-01-06 20:41:55 +0000

Summary

On 2006-01-06 19:04:21 +0000 an earthquake of magnitude 4.5 struck the highly populated region of Santander, Colombia. Whether international humanitarian aid is needed must be decided by an expert. However, the following automatically calculated elements can help. This earthquake has potentially a low humanitarian impact. The affected region has a high vulnerability to natural disasters and the population has a medium coping capacity.

Earthquake Event

Characteristics

Source:	http://www.emsc-csem.org/cgi-bin/QDM_all.sh, http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsww/xml/merged_catalog.xml.gz
Magnitude:	4.5 M
Depth:	148.05 km
Location :	6.75N,72.96W
Country:	Colombia
First level administrative unit:	Santander
Flinn Engdahl Region:	Colombia
UTC/GMT (Greenwich time):	2006-01-06 19:04:21 +0000
Geological map of the region showing major faults. Explore this map.

Earthquake Impact Details

Potentially affected People

Population Data

Population Map 6x4 decimal degrees (approx. 650x450km2)

Radius (km)	Population	Density (people/km)
1	7	2.23
2	1630	129.71
5	2003	25.5
10	7881	25.09
20	56575	45.02
50	1234887	157.23
100	1904145	60.61
200	6269043	49.89

Population Density near epicenter (people/km²)

The population density within 50km from this earthquake is 157.23 people/km.

Coping capacity and Vulnerability

ECHO Global Needs Assesssment Indicator: 2 / 3 (rank: 35)
ECHO Coping Capacity Index: 1.8325 / 3 (rank: 122)
Gross National Income per Capita (PPP$): 6740.541 PPP$

Colombia has a GNI per capita of 6740.541 PPP$ (Parity Purchasing Power Dollar, about 1 Euro) and is therefore part of the medium level income countries.
Based on a combination of 4 indicators, one can assume a medium coping capacity.
Based on the combination of 9 indicators, one can assume a high vulnerability.

Critical Infrastructure

Airports
Name	Distance (km)	Location
CAMILO DAZO	139.88	7.93N,72.51W
SAN ANTONIO DEL TACHIRA	134.24	7.84N,72.44W
SAN CRISTOBAL / PARAMILLO	143.83	7.8N,72.2W
LA FORTUNA	189.21	7.58N,71.47W
MAYO GUERRERO	136.41	7.56N,72.03W
LAS CRUCES	93.14	7.39N,73.51W
PALO NEGRO	48.81	7.13N,73.19W
YARIGUIES	98.39	7.03N,73.81W
SARAVENA EL EDEN	124.38	6.96N,71.86W
TAME	136.9	6.45N,71.76W
CALDERON	187.1	5.96N,74.46W
PAIPA	110.79	5.76N,73.11W
ALBERTO LLERAS CAMARGO	119.41	5.68N,72.97W
LA FRIA	181.84	8.23N,72.27W
EL YOPAL	171.5	5.32N,72.39W
AGUAS CLARAS	179.26	8.31N,73.36W
OTU	195.73	7.01N,74.72W
CIMITARRA	119.21	6.37N,73.97W
PAZ DE ARIPORO	153.6	5.88N,71.89W
Cities
Name	Distance (km)	Location
Aratoca	9.08	6.69N,73.02W
San Miguel	5.58	6.7N,72.97W
Cepitá	2.36	6.75N,72.98W
El Basto	8.95	6.68N,72.92W
El Laurel	5.01	6.75N,72.92W
San Cristóbal	138.94	7.77N,72.23W
Major dams
Name	Distance (km)	River	Reservoir Volume (m3)	Location
La Honda	133.74	NaN	0.78	7.57N,72.07W

Secondary Effects

Landslides: The maximum slope in the area of the earthquake is 61.84% and the maximum altitude is 5294 m. Since this is a high slope, the risk of earthquake induced landslides is high.
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.

Tsunami: JRC is currently not modelling probability of tsunami generation. Please refer to NOAA's tsunami alert system for information on tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean: http://tsunami.gov/. However, for earthquakes in the ocean and with magnitude larger than 6.5, the propagation of a potential tsunami is modelled below.
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Green Earthquake Alert in Guatemala, Retalhuleu - Magnitude: 4.4

Fri, 6 Jan 2006 20:28:34 GMT

Green Earthquake Alert in Guatemala

Asgard report of episode 61567 generated by computer (without human intervention) on 2006-01-06 19:29:15 +0000

Summary

On 2006-01-06 12:11:16 +0000 an earthquake of magnitude 4.4 struck the highly populated region of Retalhuleu, Guatemala. Whether international humanitarian aid is needed must be decided by an expert. However, the following automatically calculated elements can help. This earthquake has potentially a low humanitarian impact. The affected region has a medium vulnerability to natural disasters and the population has a high coping capacity.

Earthquake Event

Characteristics

Source:
Magnitude:	4.4 M
Depth:	26.2 km
Location :	14.03N,92.32W
Country:	Guatemala
First level administrative unit:	Retalhuleu
Flinn Engdahl Region:	Guatemala
UTC/GMT (Greenwich time):	2006-01-06 12:11:16 +0000
Geological map of the region showing major faults. Explore this map.

Earthquake Impact Details

Potentially affected People

Population Data

Population Map 6x4 decimal degrees (approx. 650x450km2)

Radius (km)	Population	Density (people/km)
1	0	0
2	0	0
5	0	0
10	0	0
20	0	0
50	0	0
100	1101918	35.08
200	7870089	62.63

Population Density near epicenter (people/km²)

The population density within 50km from this earthquake is 0 people/km.

Coping capacity and Vulnerability

ECHO Global Needs Assesssment Indicator: 1.8 / 3 (rank: 54)
ECHO Coping Capacity Index: 3.5 / 3 (rank: 4)
Gross National Income per Capita (PPP$): 4048.087 PPP$

Guatemala has a GNI per capita of 4048.087 PPP$ (Parity Purchasing Power Dollar, about 1 Euro) and is therefore part of the medium level income countries.
Based on a combination of 4 indicators, one can assume a high coping capacity.
Based on the combination of 9 indicators, one can assume a medium vulnerability.

Critical Infrastructure

Airports
Name	Distance (km)	Location
TAPACHULA	94.91	14.88N,92.3W
TAPACHULA INTERNATIONAL	84.78	14.79N,92.37W
RETALHULEU	86.63	14.52N,91.7W
SAN JOSE	160.82	13.94N,90.84W

Secondary Effects

Landslides: The maximum slope in the area of the earthquake is 13.55% and the maximum altitude is 1057 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.

Tsunami: JRC is currently not modelling probability of tsunami generation. Please refer to NOAA's tsunami alert system for information on tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean: http://tsunami.gov/. However, for earthquakes in the ocean and with magnitude larger than 6.5, the propagation of a potential tsunami is modelled below.
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Green Earthquake Alert Iran: (17:41UTC) Magnitude 5 in moderately populated region (46226 people within 50km).

Fri, 6 Jan 2006 20:04:01 GMT

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Green Earthquake Alert Iran

Summary

On 1/6/2006 5:41:46 PM UTC an earthquake of magnitude 5 has struck the moderately populated region of Southern Iran in Iran.

Humanitarian Impact
Vulnerability

Event Date Univ. Time: Fri, 1/6/2006 17:41 GMT

European Time of the event: Fri, 1/6/2006 18:41 GMT (Brussels, Paris, Rome)

East America Time of the event: Fri, 1/6/2006 12:41 GMT (New York, Washington)

West America Time of the event: Fri, 1/6/2006 09:41 GMT (San Francisco, Los Angeles)

East Asia Time of the event: Sat, 1/7/2006 02:41 JTI (Tokyo)

This email report was automatically created by a computer at: 1/6/2006 7:11:52 PM UTC (1 hour 30 minutes after the event)

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Earthquake Event

Characteristics

Source: European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) M
Magnitude: 5 M
Depth: 33 km
Location (Lat/Long): 26.64 | 54.51
Country: Iran
Region: Southern Iran
UTC/GMT (Greenwich time): 1/6/2006 5:41:46 PM
Estimated local solar time: 1/6/2006 9:19:48 PM

Population Density near epicenter (people/km²). Image area: 6x4 decimal degrees (approx. 650x450km2).

Earthquake Impact Details

Potentially affected People

Population Data
Radius (km)	Population	Density (people/km²)
1	2	2
2	128	10
5	730	9
10	1543	4
20	7599	6
50	46226	5
100	129216	4
200	2076860	16

The population in the area of this earthquake if 5 people/km².

The earthquake occurred at 21h local time. At this time a day, more people are at home and therefore more vulnerable to collapsing residential buildings. During traffic hours, people can be affected by collapsing bridges and other road infrastructure.

Resilience and Vulnerability

ECHO Intervention Priority Ranking for Iran
Rank: 19/132
Overall situation
Human Development
Human Poverty
Exposure to Major Disasters
Natural Disasters
Conflicts
Humanitarian effects of population movement
Refugees
Internally Displaced People
Health and Nutrition
Undernourishment
Mortality rates
Donor contributions
Official Development assistance
Source ECHO Key: Bad - Medium - Good - No data

Iran has a GDP per capita of 1586 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 Iran a high vulnerability.

Secondary effects

Probability of secondary effects:

Landslides: The maximum slope in the area of the earthquake is 67.245% and the maximum altitude is 2193 m. Since this is a high slope, the risk of earthquake induced landslides is high. 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: The following nuclear installations are near the epicenter: BUSHEHR (433km)
Tsunami: JRC is currently not modelling probability of tsunami generation. Please refer to NOAA's tsunami alert system for information on tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean: http://tsunami.gov/. However, for earthquakes in the ocean and with magnitude larger than 6.5, the propagation of a potential tsunami is modelled below.

The earthquake did not happen in an ocean basin.

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Green Earthquake Alert in Iran, Hormozgan - Magnitude: 5

Fri, 6 Jan 2006 20:01:42 GMT

Green Earthquake Alert in Iran

Asgard report of episode 61566 generated by computer (without human intervention) on 2006-01-06 19:02:25 +0000

Summary

On 2006-01-06 17:41:46 +0000 an earthquake of magnitude 5 struck the moderately populated region of Hormozgan, Iran. Whether international humanitarian aid is needed must be decided by an expert. However, the following automatically calculated elements can help. This earthquake has potentially a low humanitarian impact. The affected region has a high vulnerability to natural disasters and the population has a high coping capacity.

Earthquake Event

Characteristics

Source:
Magnitude:	5 M
Depth:	33 km
Location :	26.64N,54.51E
Country:	Iran
First level administrative unit:	Hormozgan
Flinn Engdahl Region:	Iran
UTC/GMT (Greenwich time):	2006-01-06 17:41:46 +0000
Geological map of the region showing major faults. Explore this map.

Earthquake Impact Details

Potentially affected People

Population Data

Population Map 6x4 decimal degrees (approx. 650x450km2)

Radius (km)	Population	Density (people/km)
1	4	1.27
2	69	5.49
5	1043	13.28
10	2485	7.91
20	5035	4.01
50	39628	5.05
100	112706	3.59
200	2466529	19.63

Population Density near epicenter (people/km²)

The population density within 50km from this earthquake is 5.05 people/km.

Coping capacity and Vulnerability

ECHO Global Needs Assesssment Indicator: 2.2 / 3 (rank: 19)
ECHO Coping Capacity Index: 2.333333333 / 3 (rank: 81)
Gross National Income per Capita (PPP$): 7630.632 PPP$

Iran has a GNI per capita of 7630.632 PPP$ (Parity Purchasing Power Dollar, about 1 Euro) and is therefore part of the medium level income countries.
Based on a combination of 4 indicators, one can assume a high coping capacity.
Based on the combination of 9 indicators, one can assume a high vulnerability.

Critical Infrastructure

Airports
Name	Distance (km)	Location
LAR	115.53	27.67N,54.38E
LAMERD	154.05	27.37N,53.19E
BASTAK	66.43	27.21N,54.32E
LAVAN ISLAND	116.46	26.81N,53.35E
BANDAR LENGEH	33.48	26.53N,54.82E
KISH ISLAND	54.04	26.53N,53.98E
SIRRI ISLAND	81.32	25.91N,54.54E
BANDAR ABBASS INTERNATIONAL	196.08	27.22N,56.38E
KHASAB	180.07	26.17N,56.24E
ABU MUSA ISLAND	99.7	25.88N,55.03E
RAS AL KHAIMAH INTERNATIONAL	182.71	25.61N,55.94E
SHARJAH INTERNATIONAL	177.11	25.33N,55.52E
DUBAI INTERNATIONAL	176.32	25.25N,55.36E
TAWI AWIR	193.8	25.17N,55.56E
BANDAR ABBAS NAS	174.77	27.16N,56.17E
QESHM CENTRAL	138.97	26.75N,55.9E
QESHM SOUTH	178.07	26.95N,56.27E
Cities
Name	Distance (km)	Location
Bandar-e Moghuyen	3.74	26.61N,54.51E

Secondary Effects

Landslides: The maximum slope in the area of the earthquake is 67.24% and the maximum altitude is 2193 m. Since this is a high slope, the risk of earthquake induced landslides is high.
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.

Tsunami: JRC is currently not modelling probability of tsunami generation. Please refer to NOAA's tsunami alert system for information on tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean: http://tsunami.gov/. However, for earthquakes in the ocean and with magnitude larger than 6.5, the propagation of a potential tsunami is modelled below.
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Green Earthquake Alert Mexico: (5:06UTC) Magnitude 4.6 in unpopulated region (0 people within 50km).

Fri, 6 Jan 2006 19:43:13 GMT

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Green Earthquake Alert Mexico

Summary

On 1/5/2006 5:06:53 AM UTC an earthquake of magnitude 4.6 has struck the unpopulated region of Revilla Gigedo Is.mexico in Mexico.

Humanitarian Impact
Vulnerability

Event Date Univ. Time: Thu, 1/5/2006 05:06 GMT

European Time of the event: Thu, 1/5/2006 06:06 GMT (Brussels, Paris, Rome)

East America Time of the event: Thu, 1/5/2006 00:06 GMT (New York, Washington)

West America Time of the event: Wed, 1/4/2006 21:06 GMT (San Francisco, Los Angeles)

East Asia Time of the event: Thu, 1/5/2006 14:06 JTI (Tokyo)

This email report was automatically created by a computer at: 1/6/2006 6:51:07 PM UTC (1 day(s)13 hours 44 minutes after the event)

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Earthquake Event

Characteristics

Source: European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) M
Magnitude: 4.6 M
Depth: 10 km
Location (Lat/Long): 21.8 | -108.43
Country: Mexico
Region: Revilla Gigedo Is.mexico
UTC/GMT (Greenwich time): 1/5/2006 5:06:53 AM
Estimated local solar time: 1/4/2006 9:53:10 PM

Population Density near epicenter (people/km²). Image area: 6x4 decimal degrees (approx. 650x450km2).

Earthquake Impact Details

Potentially affected People

Population Data
Radius (km)	Population	Density (people/km²)
1	0	0
2	0	0
5	0	0
10	0	0
20	0	0
50	0	0
100	0	0
200	7167	0

The population in the area of this earthquake if 0 people/km².

Resilience and Vulnerability

ECHO Intervention Priority Ranking for Mexico
Rank: 78/132
Overall situation
Human Development
Human Poverty
Exposure to Major Disasters
Natural Disasters
Conflicts
Humanitarian effects of population movement
Refugees
Internally Displaced People
Health and Nutrition
Undernourishment
Mortality rates
Donor contributions
Official Development assistance
Source ECHO Key: Bad - Medium - Good - No data

Mexico has a GDP per capita of 3613 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 Mexico a medium vulnerability.

Secondary effects

Probability of secondary effects:

Landslides: The maximum slope in the area of the earthquake is 0% and the maximum altitude is 0 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.
Tsunami: JRC is currently not modelling probability of tsunami generation. Please refer to NOAA's tsunami alert system for information on tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean: http://tsunami.gov/. However, for earthquakes in the ocean and with magnitude larger than 6.5, the propagation of a potential tsunami is modelled below.

The magnitude is too low for tsunami generation.

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Green Earthquake Alert Northern Mariana Islands: (14:01UTC) Magnitude 5.2 in unpopulated region (0 people within 50km).

Fri, 6 Jan 2006 16:47:33 GMT

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Green Earthquake Alert Northern Mariana Islands

Summary

On 1/6/2006 2:01:09 PM UTC an earthquake of magnitude 5.2 has struck the unpopulated region of Mariana Islands in Northern Mariana Islands.

Humanitarian Impact
Vulnerability

Event Date Univ. Time: Fri, 1/6/2006 14:01 GMT

European Time of the event: Fri, 1/6/2006 15:01 GMT (Brussels, Paris, Rome)

East America Time of the event: Fri, 1/6/2006 09:01 GMT (New York, Washington)

West America Time of the event: Fri, 1/6/2006 06:01 GMT (San Francisco, Los Angeles)

East Asia Time of the event: Fri, 1/6/2006 23:01 JTI (Tokyo)

This email report was automatically created by a computer at: 1/6/2006 3:55:22 PM UTC (1 hour 54 minutes after the event)

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Earthquake Event

Characteristics

Source: European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) M
Magnitude: 5.2 M
Depth: 33 km
Location (Lat/Long): 18.52 | 146.91
Country: Northern Mariana Islands
Region: Mariana Islands
UTC/GMT (Greenwich time): 1/6/2006 2:01:09 PM
Estimated local solar time: 1/6/2006 11:48:47 PM

Population Density near epicenter (people/km²). Image area: 6x4 decimal degrees (approx. 650x450km2).

Earthquake Impact Details

Potentially affected People

Population Data
Radius (km)	Population	Density (people/km²)
1	0	0
2	0	0
5	0	0
10	0	0
20	0	0
50	0	0
100	0	0
200	0	0

The population in the area of this earthquake if 0 people/km².

The earthquake occurred at 23h local time. At this time a day, more people are at home and therefore more vulnerable to collapsing residential buildings. During traffic hours, people can be affected by collapsing bridges and other road infrastructure.

Resilience and Vulnerability

Northern Mariana Islands has a GDP per capita of 0 PPP$ (Parity Purchasing Power Dollar, about 1 Euro) and is therefore part of the unknown level income countries. Therefore, the earthquake happened in an area of unknown resilience.

Based on the combination of 9 indicators, ECHO attributes Northern Mariana Islands a low vulnerability.

Secondary effects

Probability of secondary effects:

Landslides: The maximum slope in the area of the earthquake is 0% and the maximum altitude is 0 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.
Tsunami: JRC is currently not modelling probability of tsunami generation. Please refer to NOAA's tsunami alert system for information on tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean: http://tsunami.gov/. However, for earthquakes in the ocean and with magnitude larger than 6.5, the propagation of a potential tsunami is modelled below.

The magnitude is too low for tsunami generation.

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Green Earthquake Alert in Northern Mariana Is., Northern Mariana Is. - Magnitude: 5.2

Fri, 6 Jan 2006 16:47:31 GMT

Green Earthquake Alert in Northern Mariana Is.

Asgard report of episode 61551 generated by computer (without human intervention) on 2006-01-06 15:48:09 +0000

Summary

On 2006-01-06 14:01:09 +0000 an earthquake of magnitude 5.2 struck the unpopulated region of Northern Mariana Is., Northern Mariana Is.. Whether international humanitarian aid is needed must be decided by an expert. However, the following automatically calculated elements can help. This earthquake has potentially a low humanitarian impact. The affected region has a unknown vulnerability to natural disasters and the population has a unknown coping capacity.

Earthquake Event

Characteristics

Source:
Magnitude:	5.2 M
Depth:	33 km
Location :	18.52N,146.91E
Country:	Northern Mariana Is.
First level administrative unit:	Northern Mariana Is.
Flinn Engdahl Region:	Northern Mariana Is.
UTC/GMT (Greenwich time):	2006-01-06 14:01:09 +0000
Geological map of the region showing major faults. Explore this map.

Earthquake Impact Details

Potentially affected People

Population Data

Population Map 6x4 decimal degrees (approx. 650x450km2)

Radius (km)	Population	Density (people/km)
1	0	0
2	0	0
5	0	0
10	0	0
20	0	0
50	0	0
100	0	0
200	0	0

Population Density near epicenter (people/km²)

The population density within 50km from this earthquake is 0 people/km.

Coping capacity and Vulnerability

ECHO Global Needs Assesssment Indicator: / 3 (rank: )
ECHO Coping Capacity Index: / 3 (rank: )
Gross National Income per Capita (PPP$): PPP$

Northern Mariana Is. has a GNI per capita of PPP$ (Parity Purchasing Power Dollar, about 1 Euro) and is therefore part of the unknown level income countries.
Based on a combination of 4 indicators, one can assume a unknown coping capacity.
Based on the combination of 9 indicators, one can assume a unknown vulnerability.

Critical Infrastructure

Secondary Effects

Landslides: The maximum slope in the area of the earthquake is 0% and the maximum altitude is 0 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.

Tsunami: JRC is currently not modelling probability of tsunami generation. Please refer to NOAA's tsunami alert system for information on tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean: http://tsunami.gov/. However, for earthquakes in the ocean and with magnitude larger than 6.5, the propagation of a potential tsunami is modelled below.
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Green Earthquake Alert China: (13:44UTC) Magnitude 5 in sparsely populated region (2553 people within 50km).

Fri, 6 Jan 2006 15:43:01 GMT

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Green Earthquake Alert China

Summary

On 1/6/2006 1:44:10 PM UTC an earthquake of magnitude 5 has struck the unpopulated region of Qinghai, China in China.

Humanitarian Impact
Vulnerability

Event Date Univ. Time: Fri, 1/6/2006 13:44 GMT

European Time of the event: Fri, 1/6/2006 14:44 GMT (Brussels, Paris, Rome)

East America Time of the event: Fri, 1/6/2006 08:44 GMT (New York, Washington)

West America Time of the event: Fri, 1/6/2006 05:44 GMT (San Francisco, Los Angeles)

East Asia Time of the event: Fri, 1/6/2006 22:44 JTI (Tokyo)

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Earthquake Event

Characteristics

Source: European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) M
Magnitude: 5 M
Depth: 2 km
Location (Lat/Long): 36.97 | 93.61
Country: China
Region: Qinghai, China
UTC/GMT (Greenwich time): 1/6/2006 1:44:10 PM
Estimated local solar time: 1/6/2006 7:58:36 PM

Population Density near epicenter (people/km²). Image area: 6x4 decimal degrees (approx. 650x450km2).

Earthquake Impact Details

Potentially affected People

Population Data
Radius (km)	Population	Density (people/km²)
1	0	0
2	0	0
5	0	0
10	26	0
20	483	0
50	2553	0
100	7848	0
200	93865	0

The population in the area of this earthquake if 0 people/km².

The earthquake occurred at 19h local time. At this time a day, more people are at home and therefore more vulnerable to collapsing residential buildings. During traffic hours, people can be affected by collapsing bridges and other road infrastructure.

Resilience and Vulnerability

ECHO Intervention Priority Ranking for China
Rank: 32/132
Overall situation
Human Development
Human Poverty
Exposure to Major Disasters
Natural Disasters
Conflicts
Humanitarian effects of population movement
Refugees
Internally Displaced People
Health and Nutrition
Undernourishment
Mortality rates
Donor contributions
Official Development assistance
Source ECHO Key: Bad - Medium - Good - No data

China has a GDP per capita of 768 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 China a medium vulnerability.

Secondary effects

Probability of secondary effects:

Landslides: The maximum slope in the area of the earthquake is 33.162% and the maximum altitude is 5429 m. Since this is a medium slope, the risk of earthquake induced landslides is medium. 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.
Tsunami: JRC is currently not modelling probability of tsunami generation. Please refer to NOAA's tsunami alert system for information on tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean: http://tsunami.gov/. However, for earthquakes in the ocean and with magnitude larger than 6.5, the propagation of a potential tsunami is modelled below.

The earthquake did not happen in an ocean basin.

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Green Earthquake Alert in China, Qinghai - Magnitude: 4.8

Fri, 6 Jan 2006 15:33:25 GMT

Green Earthquake Alert in China

Asgard report of episode 61548 generated by computer (without human intervention) on 2006-01-06 14:34:12 +0000

Summary

On 2006-01-06 13:44:18 +0000 an earthquake of magnitude 4.8 struck the sparsely populated region of Qinghai, China. Whether international humanitarian aid is needed must be decided by an expert. However, the following automatically calculated elements can help. This earthquake has potentially a low humanitarian impact. The affected region has a high vulnerability to natural disasters and the population has a high coping capacity.

Earthquake Event

Characteristics

Source:
Magnitude:	4.8 M
Depth:	33 km
Location :	37.36N,93.4E
Country:	China
First level administrative unit:	Qinghai
Flinn Engdahl Region:	China
UTC/GMT (Greenwich time):	2006-01-06 13:44:18 +0000
Geological map of the region showing major faults. Explore this map.

Earthquake Impact Details

Potentially affected People

Population Data

Population Map 6x4 decimal degrees (approx. 650x450km2)

Radius (km)	Population	Density (people/km)
1	0	0
2	0	0
5	1	0.01
10	57	0.18
20	79	0.06
50	3546	0.45
100	16159	0.51
200	131568	1.05

Population Density near epicenter (people/km²)

The population density within 50km from this earthquake is 0.45 people/km.

Coping capacity and Vulnerability

ECHO Global Needs Assesssment Indicator: 2.1 / 3 (rank: 32)
ECHO Coping Capacity Index: 2.333333333 / 3 (rank: 81)
Gross National Income per Capita (PPP$): 5791.058 PPP$

China has a GNI per capita of 5791.058 PPP$ (Parity Purchasing Power Dollar, about 1 Euro) and is therefore part of the medium level income countries.
Based on a combination of 4 indicators, one can assume a high coping capacity.
Based on the combination of 9 indicators, one can assume a high vulnerability.

Critical Infrastructure

Airports
Name	Distance (km)	Location
GOLMUD WEST	163.1	36.4N,94.79E
GOLMUD	183.32	36.81N,95.35E

Secondary Effects

Landslides: The maximum slope in the area of the earthquake is 27.15% and the maximum altitude is 4945 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.

Tsunami: JRC is currently not modelling probability of tsunami generation. Please refer to NOAA's tsunami alert system for information on tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean: http://tsunami.gov/. However, for earthquakes in the ocean and with magnitude larger than 6.5, the propagation of a potential tsunami is modelled below.
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Fri, 6 Jan 2006 14:47:51 GMT

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Green Earthquake Alert Fiji: (13:06UTC) Magnitude 5.4 in sparsely populated region (134 people within 50km).

Fri, 6 Jan 2006 14:47:46 GMT

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Global Disaster Alert System - Earthquake Report

Green Earthquake Alert Fiji

Summary

On 1/6/2006 1:06:24 PM UTC an earthquake of magnitude 5.4 has struck the unpopulated region of Fiji Islands Region in Fiji.

Humanitarian Impact
Vulnerability

Event Date Univ. Time: Fri, 1/6/2006 13:06 GMT

European Time of the event: Fri, 1/6/2006 14:06 GMT (Brussels, Paris, Rome)

East America Time of the event: Fri, 1/6/2006 08:06 GMT (New York, Washington)

West America Time of the event: Fri, 1/6/2006 05:06 GMT (San Francisco, Los Angeles)

East Asia Time of the event: Fri, 1/6/2006 22:06 JTI (Tokyo)

This email report was automatically created by a computer at: 1/6/2006 1:55:28 PM UTC (49 minutes after the event)

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Earthquake Event

Characteristics

Source: European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) M
Magnitude: 5.4 M
Depth: 33 km
Location (Lat/Long): -19.8 | -177.98
Country: Fiji
Region: Fiji Islands Region
UTC/GMT (Greenwich time): 1/6/2006 1:06:24 PM
Estimated local solar time: 1/6/2006 1:14:29 AM

Population Density near epicenter (people/km²). Image area: 6x4 decimal degrees (approx. 650x450km2).

Earthquake Impact Details

Potentially affected People

Population Data
Radius (km)	Population	Density (people/km²)
1	0	0
2	0	0
5	0	0
10	0	0
20	0	0
50	134	0
100	2091	0
200	5652	0

The population in the area of this earthquake if 0 people/km².

The earthquake occurred at 1h local time. At this time a day, more people are at home and therefore more vulnerable to collapsing residential buildings. During traffic hours, people can be affected by collapsing bridges and other road infrastructure.

Resilience and Vulnerability

ECHO Intervention Priority Ranking for Fiji
Rank: 83/132
Overall situation
Human Development
Human Poverty
Exposure to Major Disasters
Natural Disasters
Conflicts
Humanitarian effects of population movement
Refugees
Internally Displaced People
Health and Nutrition
Undernourishment
Mortality rates
Donor contributions
Official Development assistance
Source ECHO Key: Bad - Medium - Good - No data

Fiji has a GDP per capita of 2633 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 Fiji a medium vulnerability.

Secondary effects

Probability of secondary effects:

Landslides: The maximum slope in the area of the earthquake is 38.627% and the maximum altitude is 1391 m. Since this is a medium slope, the risk of earthquake induced landslides is medium. 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.
Tsunami: JRC is currently not modelling probability of tsunami generation. Please refer to NOAA's tsunami alert system for information on tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean: http://tsunami.gov/. However, for earthquakes in the ocean and with magnitude larger than 6.5, the propagation of a potential tsunami is modelled below.

The magnitude is too low for tsunami generation.

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Green Earthquake Alert in Tonga, Tonga - Magnitude: 5.4

Fri, 6 Jan 2006 14:46:34 GMT

Green Earthquake Alert in Tonga

Asgard report of episode 61543 generated by computer (without human intervention) on 2006-01-06 13:47:10 +0000

Summary

On 2006-01-06 13:06:24 +0000 an earthquake of magnitude 5.4 struck the sparsely populated region of Tonga, Tonga. Whether international humanitarian aid is needed must be decided by an expert. However, the following automatically calculated elements can help. This earthquake has potentially a low humanitarian impact. The affected region has a low vulnerability to natural disasters and the population has a high coping capacity.

Earthquake Event

Characteristics

Source:
Magnitude:	5.4 M
Depth:	33 km
Location :	19.8S,177.98W
Country:	Tonga
First level administrative unit:	Tonga
Flinn Engdahl Region:	Tonga
UTC/GMT (Greenwich time):	2006-01-06 13:06:24 +0000
Geological map of the region showing major faults. Explore this map.

Earthquake Impact Details

Potentially affected People

Population Data

Population Map 6x4 decimal degrees (approx. 650x450km2)

Radius (km)	Population	Density (people/km)
1	0	0
2	0	0
5	0	0
10	0	0
20	0	0
50	121	0.02
100	1079	0.03
200	4553	0.04

Population Density near epicenter (people/km²)

The population density within 50km from this earthquake is 0.02 people/km.

Coping capacity and Vulnerability

ECHO Global Needs Assesssment Indicator: 0.67 / 3 (rank: 134)
ECHO Coping Capacity Index: 2.333333333 / 3 (rank: 81)
Gross National Income per Capita (PPP$): 6876.553 PPP$

Tonga has a GNI per capita of 6876.553 PPP$ (Parity Purchasing Power Dollar, about 1 Euro) and is therefore part of the medium level income countries.
Based on a combination of 4 indicators, one can assume a high coping capacity.
Based on the combination of 9 indicators, one can assume a low vulnerability.

Critical Infrastructure

Secondary Effects

Landslides: The maximum slope in the area of the earthquake is 38.63% and the maximum altitude is 1391 m. Since this is a medium slope, the risk of earthquake induced landslides is medium.
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.

Tsunami: JRC is currently not modelling probability of tsunami generation. Please refer to NOAA's tsunami alert system for information on tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean: http://tsunami.gov/. However, for earthquakes in the ocean and with magnitude larger than 6.5, the propagation of a potential tsunami is modelled below.
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Fri, 6 Jan 2006 10:49:35 GMT

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Green Earthquake Alert Indonesia: (8:28UTC) Magnitude 5.2 in moderately populated region (28968 people within 50km).

Fri, 6 Jan 2006 10:49:30 GMT

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Green Earthquake Alert Indonesia

Summary

On 1/6/2006 8:28:25 AM UTC an earthquake of magnitude 5.2 has struck the moderately populated region of Irian Jaya, Indonesia in Indonesia.

Humanitarian Impact
Vulnerability

Event Date Univ. Time: Fri, 1/6/2006 08:28 GMT

European Time of the event: Fri, 1/6/2006 09:28 GMT (Brussels, Paris, Rome)

East America Time of the event: Fri, 1/6/2006 03:28 GMT (New York, Washington)

West America Time of the event: Fri, 1/6/2006 00:28 GMT (San Francisco, Los Angeles)

East Asia Time of the event: Fri, 1/6/2006 17:28 JTI (Tokyo)

This email report was automatically created by a computer at: 1/6/2006 9:57:19 AM UTC (1 hour 28 minutes after the event)

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Earthquake Event

Characteristics

Source: European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) M
Magnitude: 5.2 M
Depth: 60 km
Location (Lat/Long): -2.8 | 138.82
Country: Indonesia
Region: Irian Jaya, Indonesia
UTC/GMT (Greenwich time): 1/6/2006 8:28:25 AM
Estimated local solar time: 1/6/2006 5:43:42 PM

Population Density near epicenter (people/km²). Image area: 6x4 decimal degrees (approx. 650x450km2).

Earthquake Impact Details

Potentially affected People

Population Data
Radius (km)	Population	Density (people/km²)
1	2	2
2	32	2
5	176	2
10	752	2
20	3034	2
50	28968	3
100	136851	4
200	499106	3

The population in the area of this earthquake if 3 people/km².

The earthquake occurred at 17h local time. At this time a day, more people are at work and therefore more vulnerable to collapsing office buildings. During traffic hours, people can be affected by collapsing bridges and other road infrastructure.

Resilience and Vulnerability

ECHO Intervention Priority Ranking for Indonesia
Rank: 18/132
Overall situation
Human Development
Human Poverty
Exposure to Major Disasters
Natural Disasters
Conflicts
Humanitarian effects of population movement
Refugees
Internally Displaced People
Health and Nutrition
Undernourishment
Mortality rates
Donor contributions
Official Development assistance
Source ECHO Key: Bad - Medium - Good - No data

Indonesia has a GDP per capita of 961 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 Indonesia a high vulnerability.

Secondary effects

Probability of secondary effects:

Landslides: The maximum slope in the area of the earthquake is 116.019% and the maximum altitude is 3890 m. Since this is a unknown slope, the risk of earthquake induced landslides is unknown. 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.
Tsunami: JRC is currently not modelling probability of tsunami generation. Please refer to NOAA's tsunami alert system for information on tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean: http://tsunami.gov/. However, for earthquakes in the ocean and with magnitude larger than 6.5, the propagation of a potential tsunami is modelled below.

The earthquake did not happen in an ocean basin.

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Green Earthquake Alert in Indonesia, Irian Jaya - Magnitude: 5.2

Fri, 6 Jan 2006 10:45:29 GMT

Green Earthquake Alert in Indonesia

Asgard report of episode 61525 generated by computer (without human intervention) on 2006-01-06 09:46:11 +0000

Summary

On 2006-01-06 08:28:25 +0000 an earthquake of magnitude 5.2 struck the moderately populated region of Irian Jaya, Indonesia. Whether international humanitarian aid is needed must be decided by an expert. However, the following automatically calculated elements can help. This earthquake has potentially a low humanitarian impact. The affected region has a high vulnerability to natural disasters and the population has a high coping capacity.

Earthquake Event

Characteristics

Source:
Magnitude:	5.2 M
Depth:	60 km
Location :	2.8S,138.82E
Country:	Indonesia
First level administrative unit:	Irian Jaya
Flinn Engdahl Region:	Indonesia
UTC/GMT (Greenwich time):	2006-01-06 08:28:25 +0000
Geological map of the region showing major faults. Explore this map.

Earthquake Impact Details

Potentially affected People

Population Data

Population Map 6x4 decimal degrees (approx. 650x450km2)

Radius (km)	Population	Density (people/km)
1	3	0.95
2	48	3.82
5	264	3.36
10	1091	3.47
20	4260	3.39
50	34731	4.42
100	153108	4.87
200	496723	3.95

Population Density near epicenter (people/km²)

The population density within 50km from this earthquake is 4.42 people/km.

Coping capacity and Vulnerability

ECHO Global Needs Assesssment Indicator: 2.2 / 3 (rank: 18)
ECHO Coping Capacity Index: 2.8125 / 3 (rank: 36)
Gross National Income per Capita (PPP$): 3660.6 PPP$

Indonesia has a GNI per capita of 3660.6 PPP$ (Parity Purchasing Power Dollar, about 1 Euro) and is therefore part of the low level income countries.
Based on a combination of 4 indicators, one can assume a high coping capacity.
Based on the combination of 9 indicators, one can assume a high vulnerability.

Critical Infrastructure

Airports
Name	Distance (km)	Location
WAMENA	145.11	4.1S,138.95E
SENTANI	189.94	2.58S,140.52E

Secondary Effects

Landslides: The maximum slope in the area of the earthquake is 116.02% and the maximum altitude is 3890 m. Since this is a high slope, the risk of earthquake induced landslides is high.
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.

Tsunami: JRC is currently not modelling probability of tsunami generation. Please refer to NOAA's tsunami alert system for information on tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean: http://tsunami.gov/. However, for earthquakes in the ocean and with magnitude larger than 6.5, the propagation of a potential tsunami is modelled below.
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Fri, 6 Jan 2006 00:36:52 GMT

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Green Earthquake Alert Kyrgyzstan: (23:14UTC) Magnitude 4.5 in moderately populated region (12318 people within 50km).

Fri, 6 Jan 2006 00:36:48 GMT

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Global Disaster Alert System - Earthquake Report

Green Earthquake Alert Kyrgyzstan

Summary

On 1/5/2006 11:14:53 PM UTC an earthquake of magnitude 4.5 has struck the sparsely populated region of Kyrgyzstan-xinjiang Bdr Reg in Kyrgyzstan.

Humanitarian Impact
Vulnerability

Event Date Univ. Time: Thu, 1/5/2006 23:14 GMT

European Time of the event: Fri, 1/6/2006 00:14 GMT (Brussels, Paris, Rome)

East America Time of the event: Thu, 1/5/2006 18:14 GMT (New York, Washington)

West America Time of the event: Thu, 1/5/2006 15:14 GMT (San Francisco, Los Angeles)

East Asia Time of the event: Fri, 1/6/2006 08:14 JTI (Tokyo)

This email report was automatically created by a computer at: 1/5/2006 11:44:40 PM UTC (29 minutes after the event)

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Earthquake Event

Characteristics

Source: European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) M
Magnitude: 4.5 M
Depth: 271 km
Location (Lat/Long): 40.66 | 75.77
Country: Kyrgyzstan
Region: Kyrgyzstan-xinjiang Bdr Reg
UTC/GMT (Greenwich time): 1/5/2006 11:14:53 PM
Estimated local solar time: 1/6/2006 4:17:58 AM

Population Density near epicenter (people/km²). Image area: 6x4 decimal degrees (approx. 650x450km2).

Earthquake Impact Details

Potentially affected People

Population Data
Radius (km)	Population	Density (people/km²)
1	0	0
2	11	0
5	70	0
10	456	1
20	1797	1
50	12318	1
100	153200	4
200	1994149	15

The population in the area of this earthquake if 1 people/km².

The earthquake occurred at 4h local time. At this time a day, more people are at home and therefore more vulnerable to collapsing residential buildings. During traffic hours, people can be affected by collapsing bridges and other road infrastructure.

Resilience and Vulnerability

ECHO Intervention Priority Ranking for Kyrgyzstan
Rank: 97/132
Overall situation
Human Development
Human Poverty
Exposure to Major Disasters
Natural Disasters
Conflicts
Humanitarian effects of population movement
Refugees
Internally Displaced People
Health and Nutrition
Undernourishment
Mortality rates
Donor contributions
Official Development assistance
Source ECHO Key: Bad - Medium - Good - No data

Kyrgyzstan has a GDP per capita of 851 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 Kyrgyzstan a medium vulnerability.

Secondary effects

Probability of secondary effects:

Landslides: The maximum slope in the area of the earthquake is 54.564% and the maximum altitude is 4830 m. Since this is a medium slope, the risk of earthquake induced landslides is medium. 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.
Tsunami: JRC is currently not modelling probability of tsunami generation. Please refer to NOAA's tsunami alert system for information on tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean: http://tsunami.gov/. However, for earthquakes in the ocean and with magnitude larger than 6.5, the propagation of a potential tsunami is modelled below.

The earthquake did not happen in an ocean basin.

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Fri, 6 Jan 2006 00:21:10 GMT

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Green Earthquake Alert Chile: (22:51UTC) Magnitude 5.5 in moderately populated region (57922 people within 50km).

Fri, 6 Jan 2006 00:21:07 GMT

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Global Disaster Alert System - Earthquake Report

Green Earthquake Alert Chile

Summary

On 1/5/2006 10:51:14 PM UTC an earthquake of magnitude 5.5 has struck the moderately populated region of Near Coast Of Central Chile in Chile.

Humanitarian Impact
Vulnerability

Event Date Univ. Time: Thu, 1/5/2006 22:51 GMT

European Time of the event: Thu, 1/5/2006 23:51 GMT (Brussels, Paris, Rome)

East America Time of the event: Thu, 1/5/2006 17:51 GMT (New York, Washington)

West America Time of the event: Thu, 1/5/2006 14:51 GMT (San Francisco, Los Angeles)

East Asia Time of the event: Fri, 1/6/2006 07:51 JTI (Tokyo)

This email report was automatically created by a computer at: 1/5/2006 11:28:56 PM UTC (37 minutes after the event)

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Earthquake Event

Characteristics

Source: European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) M
Magnitude: 5.5 M
Depth: 10 km
Location (Lat/Long): -35.85 | -72.7
Country: Chile
Region: Near Coast Of Central Chile
UTC/GMT (Greenwich time): 1/5/2006 10:51:14 PM
Estimated local solar time: 1/5/2006 6:00:26 PM

Population Density near epicenter (people/km²). Image area: 6x4 decimal degrees (approx. 650x450km2).

Earthquake Impact Details

Potentially affected People

Population Data
Radius (km)	Population	Density (people/km²)
1	0	0
2	0	0
5	597	7
10	1558	4
20	4832	3
50	57922	7
100	323454	10
200	2826392	22

The population in the area of this earthquake if 7 people/km².

The earthquake occurred at 18h local time. At this time a day, more people are at work and therefore more vulnerable to collapsing office buildings. During traffic hours, people can be affected by collapsing bridges and other road infrastructure.

Resilience and Vulnerability

ECHO Intervention Priority Ranking for Chile
Rank: 117/132
Overall situation
Human Development
Human Poverty
Exposure to Major Disasters
Natural Disasters
Conflicts
Humanitarian effects of population movement
Refugees
Internally Displaced People
Health and Nutrition
Undernourishment
Mortality rates
Donor contributions
Official Development assistance
Source ECHO Key: Bad - Medium - Good - No data

Chile has a GDP per capita of 5121 PPP$ (Parity Purchasing Power Dollar, about 1 Euro) and is therefore part of the medium level income countries. Therefore, the earthquake happened in an area of medium resilience.

Based on the combination of 9 indicators, ECHO attributes Chile a low vulnerability.

Secondary effects

Probability of secondary effects:

Landslides: The maximum slope in the area of the earthquake is 25.82% and the maximum altitude is 874 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.
Tsunami: JRC is currently not modelling probability of tsunami generation. Please refer to NOAA's tsunami alert system for information on tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean: http://tsunami.gov/. However, for earthquakes in the ocean and with magnitude larger than 6.5, the propagation of a potential tsunami is modelled below.

The earthquake did not happen in an ocean basin.

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Green Earthquake Alert in Chile, Maule - Magnitude: 5.5

Fri, 6 Jan 2006 00:17:13 GMT

Green Earthquake Alert in Chile

Asgard report of episode 61486 generated by computer (without human intervention) on 2006-01-05 23:17:59 +0000

Summary

On 2006-01-05 22:51:14 +0000 an earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck the highly populated region of Maule, Chile. Whether international humanitarian aid is needed must be decided by an expert. However, the following automatically calculated elements can help. This earthquake has potentially a low humanitarian impact. The affected region has a medium vulnerability to natural disasters and the population has a high coping capacity.

Earthquake Event

Characteristics

Source:
Magnitude:	5.5 M
Depth:	10 km
Location :	35.85S,72.7W
Country:	Chile
First level administrative unit:	Maule
Flinn Engdahl Region:	Chile
UTC/GMT (Greenwich time):	2006-01-05 22:51:14 +0000
Geological map of the region showing major faults. Explore this map.

Earthquake Impact Details

Potentially affected People

Population Data

Population Map 6x4 decimal degrees (approx. 650x450km2)

Radius (km)	Population	Density (people/km)
1	0	0
2	0	0
5	744	9.47
10	2486	7.91
20	10866	8.65
50	89547	11.4
100	623585	19.85
200	3009374	23.95

Population Density near epicenter (people/km²)

The population density within 50km from this earthquake is 11.4 people/km.

Coping capacity and Vulnerability

ECHO Global Needs Assesssment Indicator: 1.1 / 3 (rank: 117)
ECHO Coping Capacity Index: 2.733333333 / 3 (rank: 51)
Gross National Income per Capita (PPP$): 10981.354 PPP$

Chile has a GNI per capita of 10981.354 PPP$ (Parity Purchasing Power Dollar, about 1 Euro) and is therefore part of the medium level income countries.
Based on a combination of 4 indicators, one can assume a high coping capacity.
Based on the combination of 9 indicators, one can assume a medium vulnerability.

Critical Infrastructure

Airports
Name	Distance (km)	Location
PANGUILEMO	112.31	35.38S,71.6W
GENERAL BERNARDO O HIGGINS	101.43	36.59S,72.03W
CARRIEL SUR INTERNATIONAL	107.71	36.77S,73.06W
LOS ANGELES	174.26	37.4S,72.43W
Cities
Name	Distance (km)	Location
Chevelle	4.66	35.89S,72.68W
Molinos	9.54	35.92S,72.63W
Concepción	113.09	36.83S,73.05W
Major dams
Name	Distance (km)	River	Reservoir Volume (m3)	Location
Convento Viejo	192.4	NaN	0.5	34.73S,71.08W
Laguna del Maule	196.59	NaN	1.42	35.87S,70.52W

Secondary Effects

Landslides: The maximum slope in the area of the earthquake is 25.82% and the maximum altitude is 874 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.

Tsunami: JRC is currently not modelling probability of tsunami generation. Please refer to NOAA's tsunami alert system for information on tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean: http://tsunami.gov/. However, for earthquakes in the ocean and with magnitude larger than 6.5, the propagation of a potential tsunami is modelled below.
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Thu, 5 Jan 2006 19:06:55 GMT

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Green Earthquake Alert Indonesia: (17:31UTC) Magnitude 4.8 in moderately populated region (36307 people within 50km).

Thu, 5 Jan 2006 19:06:49 GMT

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Green Earthquake Alert Indonesia

Summary

On 1/5/2006 5:31:38 PM UTC an earthquake of magnitude 4.8 has struck the moderately populated region of Irian Jaya, Indonesia in Indonesia.

Humanitarian Impact
Vulnerability

Event Date Univ. Time: Thu, 1/5/2006 17:31 GMT

European Time of the event: Thu, 1/5/2006 18:31 GMT (Brussels, Paris, Rome)

East America Time of the event: Thu, 1/5/2006 12:31 GMT (New York, Washington)

West America Time of the event: Thu, 1/5/2006 09:31 GMT (San Francisco, Los Angeles)

East Asia Time of the event: Fri, 1/6/2006 02:31 JTI (Tokyo)

This email report was automatically created by a computer at: 1/5/2006 6:14:41 PM UTC (43 minutes after the event)

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Earthquake Event

Characteristics

Source: European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) M
Magnitude: 4.8 M
Depth: 10 km
Location (Lat/Long): -4.45 | 138.33
Country: Indonesia
Region: Irian Jaya, Indonesia
UTC/GMT (Greenwich time): 1/5/2006 5:31:38 PM
Estimated local solar time: 1/6/2006 2:44:57 AM

Population Density near epicenter (people/km²). Image area: 6x4 decimal degrees (approx. 650x450km2).

Earthquake Impact Details

Potentially affected People

Population Data
Radius (km)	Population	Density (people/km²)
1	3	3
2	89	7
5	611	7
10	2155	6
20	5573	4
50	36307	4
100	179626	5
200	518970	4

The population in the area of this earthquake if 4 people/km².

The earthquake occurred at 2h local time. At this time a day, more people are at home and therefore more vulnerable to collapsing residential buildings. During traffic hours, people can be affected by collapsing bridges and other road infrastructure.

Resilience and Vulnerability

ECHO Intervention Priority Ranking for Indonesia
Rank: 18/132
Overall situation
Human Development
Human Poverty
Exposure to Major Disasters
Natural Disasters
Conflicts
Humanitarian effects of population movement
Refugees
Internally Displaced People
Health and Nutrition
Undernourishment
Mortality rates
Donor contributions
Official Development assistance
Source ECHO Key: Bad - Medium - Good - No data

Based on the combination of 9 indicators, ECHO attributes Indonesia a high vulnerability.

Secondary effects

Probability of secondary effects:

Landslides: The maximum slope in the area of the earthquake is 96.218% and the maximum altitude is 4658 m. Since this is a high slope, the risk of earthquake induced landslides is high. 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.
Tsunami: JRC is currently not modelling probability of tsunami generation. Please refer to NOAA's tsunami alert system for information on tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean: http://tsunami.gov/. However, for earthquakes in the ocean and with magnitude larger than 6.5, the propagation of a potential tsunami is modelled below.

The earthquake did not happen in an ocean basin.

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Green Earthquake Alert in Indonesia, Irian Jaya - Magnitude: 4.8

Thu, 5 Jan 2006 19:03:32 GMT

Green Earthquake Alert in Indonesia

Asgard report of episode 61479 generated by computer (without human intervention) on 2006-01-05 18:04:17 +0000

Summary

On 2006-01-05 17:31:38 +0000 an earthquake of magnitude 4.8 struck the moderately populated region of Irian Jaya, Indonesia. Whether international humanitarian aid is needed must be decided by an expert. However, the following automatically calculated elements can help. This earthquake has potentially a low humanitarian impact. The affected region has a high vulnerability to natural disasters and the population has a high coping capacity.

Earthquake Event

Characteristics

Source:	http://www.emsc-csem.org/cgi-bin/QDM_all.sh, http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsww/xml/merged_catalog.xml.gz
Magnitude:	4.8 M
Depth:	10 km
Location :	4.45S,138.33E
Country:	Indonesia
First level administrative unit:	Irian Jaya
Flinn Engdahl Region:	Indonesia
UTC/GMT (Greenwich time):	2006-01-05 17:31:38 +0000
Geological map of the region showing major faults. Explore this map.

Earthquake Impact Details

Potentially affected People

Population Data

Population Map 6x4 decimal degrees (approx. 650x450km2)

Radius (km)	Population	Density (people/km)
1	4	1.27
2	65	5.17
5	379	4.83
10	1405	4.47
20	4657	3.71
50	37048	4.72
100	157687	5.02
200	509506	4.05

Population Density near epicenter (people/km²)

The population density within 50km from this earthquake is 4.72 people/km.

Coping capacity and Vulnerability

ECHO Global Needs Assesssment Indicator: 2.2 / 3 (rank: 18)
ECHO Coping Capacity Index: 2.8125 / 3 (rank: 36)
Gross National Income per Capita (PPP$): 3660.6 PPP$

Critical Infrastructure

Airports
Name	Distance (km)	Location
WAMENA	79.4	4.1S,138.95E
TEMBAGAPURA	159.98	4.53S,136.89E
TIMIKA	159.98	4.53S,136.89E

Secondary Effects

Landslides: The maximum slope in the area of the earthquake is 96.22% and the maximum altitude is 4658 m. Since this is a high slope, the risk of earthquake induced landslides is high.
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.

Tsunami: JRC is currently not modelling probability of tsunami generation. Please refer to NOAA's tsunami alert system for information on tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean: http://tsunami.gov/. However, for earthquakes in the ocean and with magnitude larger than 6.5, the propagation of a potential tsunami is modelled below.
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Green Earthquake Alert in Northern Mariana Is., Northern Mariana Is. - Magnitude: 4.2

Thu, 5 Jan 2006 18:07:06 GMT

Green Earthquake Alert in Northern Mariana Is.

Asgard report of episode 61473 generated by computer (without human intervention) on 2006-01-05 17:07:50 +0000

Summary

On 2006-01-05 12:47:28 +0000 an earthquake of magnitude 4.2 struck the unpopulated region of Northern Mariana Is., Northern Mariana Is.. Whether international humanitarian aid is needed must be decided by an expert. However, the following automatically calculated elements can help. This earthquake has potentially a low humanitarian impact. The affected region has a unknown vulnerability to natural disasters and the population has a unknown coping capacity.

Earthquake Event

Characteristics

Source:
Magnitude:	4.2 M
Depth:	501.5 km
Location :	18.3N,145.08E
Country:	Northern Mariana Is.
First level administrative unit:	Northern Mariana Is.
Flinn Engdahl Region:	Northern Mariana Is.
UTC/GMT (Greenwich time):	2006-01-05 12:47:28 +0000
Geological map of the region showing major faults. Explore this map.

Earthquake Impact Details

Potentially affected People

Population Data

Population Map 6x4 decimal degrees (approx. 650x450km2)

Radius (km)	Population	Density (people/km)
1	0	0
2	0	0
5	0	0
10	0	0
20	0	0
50	0	0
100	0	0
200	0	0

Population Density near epicenter (people/km²)

The population density within 50km from this earthquake is 0 people/km.

Coping capacity and Vulnerability

ECHO Global Needs Assesssment Indicator: / 3 (rank: )
ECHO Coping Capacity Index: / 3 (rank: )
Gross National Income per Capita (PPP$): PPP$

Critical Infrastructure

Secondary Effects

Landslides: The maximum slope in the area of the earthquake is 39.15% and the maximum altitude is 903 m. Since this is a medium slope, the risk of earthquake induced landslides is medium.
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.

Tsunami: JRC is currently not modelling probability of tsunami generation. Please refer to NOAA's tsunami alert system for information on tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean: http://tsunami.gov/. However, for earthquakes in the ocean and with magnitude larger than 6.5, the propagation of a potential tsunami is modelled below.
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Jan. GEOLOGY and GSA TODAY Media Highlights (EurekAlert!)

Thu, 05 Jan 2006 16:55:32 GMT

Topics in the January issue of GEOLOGY include: evidence for Earth's earliest photosynthetic organisms functioning in a "hydrogen economy;" new geoarchaeological insights into ancient Phoenicia's harbors of Tyre and Sidon; results of a 40-year field study quantifying the connection between mechanical weathering and Earth's climate; and glacier advance in Pacific North America during the first

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Thu, 5 Jan 2006 16:17:09 GMT

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Green Earthquake Alert Pakistan: (14:47UTC) Magnitude 5 in highly populated region (701983 people within 50km).

Thu, 5 Jan 2006 16:16:59 GMT

Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System


Global Disaster Alert System - Earthquake Report

Green Earthquake Alert Pakistan

Summary

On 1/5/2006 2:47:20 PM UTC an earthquake of magnitude 5 has struck the very highly populated region of Pakistan in Pakistan.

Humanitarian Impact
Vulnerability

Event Date Univ. Time: Thu, 1/5/2006 14:47 GMT

European Time of the event: Thu, 1/5/2006 15:47 GMT (Brussels, Paris, Rome)

East America Time of the event: Thu, 1/5/2006 09:47 GMT (New York, Washington)

West America Time of the event: Thu, 1/5/2006 06:47 GMT (San Francisco, Los Angeles)

East Asia Time of the event: Thu, 1/5/2006 23:47 JTI (Tokyo)

This email report was automatically created by a computer at: 1/5/2006 3:24:41 PM UTC (37 minutes after the event)

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Earthquake Event

Characteristics

Source: European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) M
Magnitude: 5 M
Depth: 2 km
Location (Lat/Long): 32.28 | 70.33
Country: Pakistan
Region: Pakistan
UTC/GMT (Greenwich time): 1/5/2006 2:47:20 PM
Estimated local solar time: 1/5/2006 7:28:39 PM

Population Density near epicenter (people/km²). Image area: 6x4 decimal degrees (approx. 650x450km2).

Earthquake Impact Details

Potentially affected People

Population Data
Radius (km)	Population	Density (people/km²)
1	433	433
2	3642	289
5	14061	179
10	101360	322
20	183138	145
50	701983	89
100	3273898	104
200	11023570	87

The population in the area of this earthquake if 89 people/km².

Resilience and Vulnerability

ECHO Intervention Priority Ranking for Pakistan
Rank: 11/132
Overall situation
Human Development
Human Poverty
Exposure to Major Disasters
Natural Disasters
Conflicts
Humanitarian effects of population movement
Refugees
Internally Displaced People
Health and Nutrition
Undernourishment
Mortality rates
Donor contributions
Official Development assistance
Source ECHO Key: Bad - Medium - Good - No data

Based on the combination of 9 indicators, ECHO attributes Pakistan a high vulnerability.

Secondary effects

Probability of secondary effects:

Landslides: The maximum slope in the area of the earthquake is 64.884% and the maximum altitude is 3440 m. Since this is a high slope, the risk of earthquake induced landslides is high. 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: The following nuclear installations are near the epicenter: CHASNUPP (116km)
Tsunami: JRC is currently not modelling probability of tsunami generation. Please refer to NOAA's tsunami alert system for information on tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean: http://tsunami.gov/. However, for earthquakes in the ocean and with magnitude larger than 6.5, the propagation of a potential tsunami is modelled below.

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Green Earthquake Alert in Pakistan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas - Magnitude: 5

Thu, 5 Jan 2006 16:15:20 GMT

Green Earthquake Alert in Pakistan

Asgard report of episode 61465 generated by computer (without human intervention) on 2006-01-05 15:15:59 +0000

Summary

On 2006-01-05 14:47:20 +0000 an earthquake of magnitude 5 struck the very highly populated region of Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Whether international humanitarian aid is needed must be decided by an expert. However, the following automatically calculated elements can help. This earthquake has potentially a low humanitarian impact. The affected region has a high vulnerability to natural disasters and the population has a high coping capacity.

Earthquake Event

Characteristics

Source:
Magnitude:	5 M
Depth:	2 km
Location :	32.28N,70.33E
Country:	Pakistan
First level administrative unit:	Federally Administered Tribal Areas
Flinn Engdahl Region:	Pakistan
UTC/GMT (Greenwich time):	2006-01-05 14:47:20 +0000
Geological map of the region showing major faults. Explore this map.

Earthquake Impact Details

Potentially affected People

Population Data

Population Map 6x4 decimal degrees (approx. 650x450km2)

Radius (km)	Population	Density (people/km)
1	57	18.14
2	477	37.96
5	4603	58.61
10	95872	305.17
20	183704	146.19
50	846649	107.8
100	3891398	123.87
200	12629200	100.5

Population Density near epicenter (people/km²)

The population density within 50km from this earthquake is 107.8 people/km.

Coping capacity and Vulnerability

ECHO Global Needs Assesssment Indicator: 2.3 / 3 (rank: 11)
ECHO Coping Capacity Index: 2.5 / 3 (rank: 64)
Gross National Income per Capita (PPP$): 2371.56 PPP$

Critical Infrastructure

Airports
Name	Distance (km)	Location
SARHAWDZA	171.61	33.16N,68.82E
WANA	71.69	32.3N,69.57E
ZHOB	131.37	31.36N,69.46E
KOHAT	177.25	33.57N,71.44E
BANNU	78.94	32.97N,70.53E
MIANWALI	120.65	32.56N,71.57E
CHASHMA	107.4	32.42N,71.46E
DERA ISMAIL KHAN	67.6	31.91N,70.9E
SAHIWAL	191.45	31.89N,72.31E
PARACHINAR	182.11	33.9N,70.07E
Cities
Name	Distance (km)	Location
Tank	7.41	32.23N,70.38E
Major dams
Name	Distance (km)	River	Reservoir Volume (m3)	Location
Jinnah Barrage	149.43	NaN	11.5	32.99N,71.68E

Secondary Effects

Landslides: The maximum slope in the area of the earthquake is 64.88% and the maximum altitude is 3440 m. Since this is a high slope, the risk of earthquake induced landslides is high.
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.

Tsunami: JRC is currently not modelling probability of tsunami generation. Please refer to NOAA's tsunami alert system for information on tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean: http://tsunami.gov/. However, for earthquakes in the ocean and with magnitude larger than 6.5, the propagation of a potential tsunami is modelled below.
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Green Earthquake Alert in South Georgia & the South Sandwich Is., South Georgia & the South Sandwich Is. - Magnitude: 6

Thu, 5 Jan 2006 10:19:01 GMT

Green Earthquake Alert in South Georgia & the South Sandwich Is.

Asgard report of episode 61414 generated by computer (without human intervention) on 2006-01-05 09:19:46 +0000

Summary

On 2006-01-05 08:40:50 +0000 an earthquake of magnitude 6 struck the unpopulated region of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Is., South Georgia & the South Sandwich Is.. Whether international humanitarian aid is needed must be decided by an expert. However, the following automatically calculated elements can help. This earthquake has potentially a low humanitarian impact. The affected region has a unknown vulnerability to natural disasters and the population has a unknown coping capacity.

Earthquake Event

Characteristics

Source:
Magnitude:	6 M
Depth:	46 km
Location :	56.6S,24.84W
Country:	South Georgia & the South Sandwich Is.
First level administrative unit:	South Georgia & the South Sandwich Is.
Flinn Engdahl Region:	South Georgia & the South Sandwich Is.
UTC/GMT (Greenwich time):	2006-01-05 08:40:50 +0000
Geological map of the region showing major faults. Explore this map.

Earthquake Impact Details

Potentially affected People

Population Data

Population Map 6x4 decimal degrees (approx. 650x450km2)

Radius (km)	Population	Density (people/km)
1	0	0
2	0	0
5	0	0
10	0	0
20	0	0
50	0	0
100	0	0
200	0	0

Population Density near epicenter (people/km²)

The population density within 50km from this earthquake is 0 people/km.

Coping capacity and Vulnerability

ECHO Global Needs Assesssment Indicator: / 3 (rank: )
ECHO Coping Capacity Index: / 3 (rank: )
Gross National Income per Capita (PPP$): PPP$

South Georgia & the South Sandwich Is. has a GNI per capita of PPP$ (Parity Purchasing Power Dollar, about 1 Euro) and is therefore part of the unknown level income countries.
Based on a combination of 4 indicators, one can assume a unknown coping capacity.
Based on the combination of 9 indicators, one can assume a unknown vulnerability.

Critical Infrastructure

Secondary Effects

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Thu, 5 Jan 2006 10:18:47 GMT

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Green Earthquake Alert South Georgia / South Sandwich Islands: (8:40UTC) Magnitude 6 in unpopulated region (0 people within 50km).

Thu, 5 Jan 2006 10:18:41 GMT

Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System


Global Disaster Alert System - Earthquake Report

Green Earthquake Alert South Georgia / South Sandwich Islands

Summary

On 1/5/2006 8:40:50 AM UTC an earthquake of magnitude 6 has struck the unpopulated region of South Sandwich Islands Region in South Georgia / South Sandwich Islands.

Humanitarian Impact
Vulnerability

Event Date Univ. Time: Thu, 1/5/2006 08:40 GMT

European Time of the event: Thu, 1/5/2006 09:40 GMT (Brussels, Paris, Rome)

East America Time of the event: Thu, 1/5/2006 03:40 GMT (New York, Washington)

West America Time of the event: Thu, 1/5/2006 00:40 GMT (San Francisco, Los Angeles)

East Asia Time of the event: Thu, 1/5/2006 17:40 JTI (Tokyo)

This email report was automatically created by a computer at: 1/5/2006 9:26:28 AM UTC (45 minutes after the event)

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Earthquake Event

Characteristics

Source: European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) M
Magnitude: 6 M
Depth: 46 km
Location (Lat/Long): -56.6 | -24.84
Country: South Georgia / South Sandwich Islands
Region: South Sandwich Islands Region
UTC/GMT (Greenwich time): 1/5/2006 8:40:50 AM
Estimated local solar time: 1/5/2006 7:01:28 AM

Population Density near epicenter (people/km²). Image area: 6x4 decimal degrees (approx. 650x450km2).

Earthquake Impact Details

Potentially affected People

Population Data
Radius (km)	Population	Density (people/km²)
1	0	0
2	0	0
5	0	0
10	0	0
20	0	0
50	0	0
100	0	0
200	0	0

The population in the area of this earthquake if 0 people/km².

The earthquake occurred at 7h local time. At this time a day, more people are at work and therefore more vulnerable to collapsing office buildings. During traffic hours, people can be affected by collapsing bridges and other road infrastructure.

Resilience and Vulnerability

South Georgia / South Sandwich Islands has a GDP per capita of 0 PPP$ (Parity Purchasing Power Dollar, about 1 Euro) and is therefore part of the unknown level income countries. Therefore, the earthquake happened in an area of unknown resilience.

Based on the combination of 9 indicators, ECHO attributes South Georgia / South Sandwich Islands a low vulnerability.

Secondary effects

Probability of secondary effects:

Landslides: The maximum slope in the area of the earthquake is 0% and the maximum altitude is 0 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.
Tsunami: JRC is currently not modelling probability of tsunami generation. Please refer to NOAA's tsunami alert system for information on tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean: http://tsunami.gov/. However, for earthquakes in the ocean and with magnitude larger than 6.5, the propagation of a potential tsunami is modelled below.

The magnitude is too low for tsunami generation.

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Outlook improves; currencies rise (Miami Herald)

Thu, 05 Jan 2006 08:08:51 GMT

Latin American currencies rose on news that the U.S. Federal Reserve may stop its interest-rate boosting trend.

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Thu, 5 Jan 2006 08:01:59 GMT

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Green Earthquake Alert Russia: (6:01UTC) Magnitude 5.7 in unpopulated region (0 people within 50km).

Thu, 5 Jan 2006 07:22:53 GMT

Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System


Global Disaster Alert System - Earthquake Report

Green Earthquake Alert Russia

Summary

On 1/5/2006 6:01:48 AM UTC an earthquake of magnitude 5.7 has struck the unpopulated region of Kuril Islands, Russia in Russia.

Humanitarian Impact
Vulnerability

Event Date Univ. Time: Thu, 1/5/2006 06:01 GMT

European Time of the event: Thu, 1/5/2006 07:01 GMT (Brussels, Paris, Rome)

East America Time of the event: Thu, 1/5/2006 01:01 GMT (New York, Washington)

West America Time of the event: Wed, 1/4/2006 22:01 GMT (San Francisco, Los Angeles)

East Asia Time of the event: Thu, 1/5/2006 15:01 JTI (Tokyo)

This email report was automatically created by a computer at: 1/5/2006 6:30:38 AM UTC (28 minutes after the event)

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Earthquake Event

Characteristics

Source: European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) M
Magnitude: 5.7 M
Depth: 33 km
Location (Lat/Long): 48.47 | 152.36
Country: Russia
Region: Kuril Islands, Russia
UTC/GMT (Greenwich time): 1/5/2006 6:01:48 AM
Estimated local solar time: 1/5/2006 4:11:14 PM

Population Density near epicenter (people/km²). Image area: 6x4 decimal degrees (approx. 650x450km2).

Earthquake Impact Details

Potentially affected People

Population Data
Radius (km)	Population	Density (people/km²)
1	0	0
2	0	0
5	0	0
10	0	0
20	0	0
50	0	0
100	1	0
200	293	0

The population in the area of this earthquake if 0 people/km².

Resilience and Vulnerability

ECHO Intervention Priority Ranking for Russia
Rank: 39/132
Overall situation
Human Development
Human Poverty
Exposure to Major Disasters
Natural Disasters
Conflicts
Humanitarian effects of population movement
Refugees
Internally Displaced People
Health and Nutrition
Undernourishment
Mortality rates
Donor contributions
Official Development assistance
Source ECHO Key: Bad - Medium - Good - No data

Russia has a GDP per capita of 2210 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 Russia a medium vulnerability.

Secondary effects

Probability of secondary effects:

Landslides: The maximum slope in the area of the earthquake is 26.58% and the maximum altitude is 400 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.
Tsunami: JRC is currently not modelling probability of tsunami generation. Please refer to NOAA's tsunami alert system for information on tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean: http://tsunami.gov/. However, for earthquakes in the ocean and with magnitude larger than 6.5, the propagation of a potential tsunami is modelled below.

The magnitude is too low for tsunami generation.

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Green Earthquake Alert in Russia, Sakhalinskaya oblast' - Magnitude: 5.7

Thu, 5 Jan 2006 07:21:05 GMT

Green Earthquake Alert in Russia

Asgard report of episode 61403 generated by computer (without human intervention) on 2006-01-05 06:21:48 +0000

Summary

On 2006-01-05 06:01:48 +0000 an earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck the sparsely populated region of Sakhalinskaya oblast', Russia. Whether international humanitarian aid is needed must be decided by an expert. However, the following automatically calculated elements can help. This earthquake has potentially a low humanitarian impact. The affected region has a high vulnerability to natural disasters and the population has a high coping capacity.

Earthquake Event

Characteristics

Source:
Magnitude:	5.7 M
Depth:	33 km
Location :	48.47N,152.36E
Country:	Russia
First level administrative unit:	Sakhalinskaya oblast'
Flinn Engdahl Region:	Russia
UTC/GMT (Greenwich time):	2006-01-05 06:01:48 +0000
Geological map of the region showing major faults. Explore this map.

Earthquake Impact Details

Potentially affected People

Population Data

Population Map 6x4 decimal degrees (approx. 650x450km2)

Radius (km)	Population	Density (people/km)
1	0	0
2	0	0
5	0	0
10	0	0
20	0	0
50	0	0
100	175	0.01
200	365	0

Population Density near epicenter (people/km²)

The population density within 50km from this earthquake is 0 people/km.

Coping capacity and Vulnerability

ECHO Global Needs Assesssment Indicator: 2 / 3 (rank: 39)
ECHO Coping Capacity Index: 2.075 / 3 (rank: 107)
Gross National Income per Capita (PPP$): 10300.792 PPP$

Russia has a GNI per capita of 10300.792 PPP$ (Parity Purchasing Power Dollar, about 1 Euro) and is therefore part of the medium level income countries.
Based on a combination of 4 indicators, one can assume a high coping capacity.
Based on the combination of 9 indicators, one can assume a high vulnerability.

Critical Infrastructure

Secondary Effects

Landslides: The maximum slope in the area of the earthquake is 52.02% and the maximum altitude is 1200 m. Since this is a medium slope, the risk of earthquake induced landslides is medium.
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.

Tsunami: JRC is currently not modelling probability of tsunami generation. Please refer to NOAA's tsunami alert system for information on tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean: http://tsunami.gov/. However, for earthquakes in the ocean and with magnitude larger than 6.5, the propagation of a potential tsunami is modelled below.
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Green Earthquake Alert in Russia, Sakhalinskaya oblast' - Magnitude: 4.1

Thu, 5 Jan 2006 06:49:07 GMT

Green Earthquake Alert in Russia

Asgard report of episode 61402 generated by computer (without human intervention) on 2006-01-05 05:49:48 +0000

Summary

On 2006-01-05 01:35:54 +0000 an earthquake of magnitude 4.1 struck the sparsely populated region of Sakhalinskaya oblast', Russia. Whether international humanitarian aid is needed must be decided by an expert. However, the following automatically calculated elements can help. This earthquake has potentially a low humanitarian impact. The affected region has a high vulnerability to natural disasters and the population has a high coping capacity.

Earthquake Event

Characteristics

Source:
Magnitude:	4.1 M
Depth:	160 km
Location :	45.68N,148.46E
Country:	Russia
First level administrative unit:	Sakhalinskaya oblast'
Flinn Engdahl Region:	Russia
UTC/GMT (Greenwich time):	2006-01-05 01:35:54 +0000
Geological map of the region showing major faults. Explore this map.

Earthquake Impact Details

Potentially affected People

Population Data

Population Map 6x4 decimal degrees (approx. 650x450km2)

Radius (km)	Population	Density (people/km)
1	0	0
2	0	0
5	0	0
10	0	0
20	0	0
50	1341	0.17
100	4340	0.14
200	7543	0.06

Population Density near epicenter (people/km²)

The population density within 50km from this earthquake is 0.17 people/km.

Coping capacity and Vulnerability

ECHO Global Needs Assesssment Indicator: 2 / 3 (rank: 39)
ECHO Coping Capacity Index: 2.075 / 3 (rank: 107)
Gross National Income per Capita (PPP$): 10300.792 PPP$

Critical Infrastructure

Airports
Name	Distance (km)	Location
BURVESTNIK	107	44.92N,147.62E
SOPOCHNYY SOUTHWEST	49.01	45.25N,148.31E
URUP	170.25	46.2N,150.53E

Secondary Effects

Landslides: The maximum slope in the area of the earthquake is 59.43% and the maximum altitude is 1508 m. Since this is a medium slope, the risk of earthquake induced landslides is medium.
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.

Tsunami: JRC is currently not modelling probability of tsunami generation. Please refer to NOAA's tsunami alert system for information on tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean: http://tsunami.gov/. However, for earthquakes in the ocean and with magnitude larger than 6.5, the propagation of a potential tsunami is modelled below.
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Thu, 5 Jan 2006 06:47:16 GMT

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Green Earthquake Alert Russia: (1:35UTC) Magnitude 4.6 in sparsely populated region (1584 people within 50km).

Thu, 5 Jan 2006 06:47:12 GMT

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Global Disaster Alert System - Earthquake Report

Green Earthquake Alert Russia

Summary

On 1/5/2006 1:35:52 AM UTC an earthquake of magnitude 4.6 has struck the unpopulated region of Kuril Islands, Russia in Russia.

Humanitarian Impact
Vulnerability

Event Date Univ. Time: Thu, 1/5/2006 01:35 GMT

European Time of the event: Thu, 1/5/2006 02:35 GMT (Brussels, Paris, Rome)

East America Time of the event: Wed, 1/4/2006 20:35 GMT (New York, Washington)

West America Time of the event: Wed, 1/4/2006 17:35 GMT (San Francisco, Los Angeles)

East Asia Time of the event: Thu, 1/5/2006 10:35 JTI (Tokyo)

This email report was automatically created by a computer at: 1/5/2006 5:55:06 AM UTC (4 hours 19 minutes after the event)

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Earthquake Event

Characteristics

Source: European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) M
Magnitude: 4.6 M
Depth: 150 km
Location (Lat/Long): 45.59 | 148.49
Country: Russia
Region: Kuril Islands, Russia
UTC/GMT (Greenwich time): 1/5/2006 1:35:52 AM
Estimated local solar time: 1/5/2006 11:29:50 AM

Population Density near epicenter (people/km²). Image area: 6x4 decimal degrees (approx. 650x450km2).

Earthquake Impact Details

Potentially affected People

Population Data
Radius (km)	Population	Density (people/km²)
1	0	0
2	0	0
5	0	0
10	0	0
20	276	0
50	1584	0
100	3191	0
200	7071	0

The population in the area of this earthquake if 0 people/km².

The earthquake occurred at 11h local time. At this time a day, more people are at work and therefore more vulnerable to collapsing office buildings. During traffic hours, people can be affected by collapsing bridges and other road infrastructure.

Resilience and Vulnerability

ECHO Intervention Priority Ranking for Russia
Rank: 39/132
Overall situation
Human Development
Human Poverty
Exposure to Major Disasters
Natural Disasters
Conflicts
Humanitarian effects of population movement
Refugees
Internally Displaced People
Health and Nutrition
Undernourishment
Mortality rates
Donor contributions
Official Development assistance
Source ECHO Key: Bad - Medium - Good - No data

Based on the combination of 9 indicators, ECHO attributes Russia a medium vulnerability.

Secondary effects

Probability of secondary effects:

Landslides: The maximum slope in the area of the earthquake is 59.429% and the maximum altitude is 1508 m. Since this is a medium slope, the risk of earthquake induced landslides is medium. 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.
Tsunami: JRC is currently not modelling probability of tsunami generation. Please refer to NOAA's tsunami alert system for information on tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean: http://tsunami.gov/. However, for earthquakes in the ocean and with magnitude larger than 6.5, the propagation of a potential tsunami is modelled below.

The magnitude is too low for tsunami generation.

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Thu, 5 Jan 2006 01:33:28 GMT

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Green Earthquake Alert Palau: (17:58UTC) Magnitude 5 in unpopulated region (0 people within 50km).

Thu, 5 Jan 2006 01:33:25 GMT

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Global Disaster Alert System - Earthquake Report

Green Earthquake Alert Palau

Summary

On 1/3/2006 5:58:36 PM UTC an earthquake of magnitude 5 has struck the unpopulated region of Talaud Islands, Indonesia in Palau.

Humanitarian Impact
Vulnerability

Event Date Univ. Time: Tue, 1/3/2006 17:58 GMT

European Time of the event: Tue, 1/3/2006 18:58 GMT (Brussels, Paris, Rome)

East America Time of the event: Tue, 1/3/2006 12:58 GMT (New York, Washington)

West America Time of the event: Tue, 1/3/2006 09:58 GMT (San Francisco, Los Angeles)

East Asia Time of the event: Wed, 1/4/2006 02:58 JTI (Tokyo)

This email report was automatically created by a computer at: 1/5/2006 12:41:19 AM UTC (1 day(s)6 hours 42 minutes after the event)

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Earthquake Event

Characteristics

Source: European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) M
Magnitude: 5 M
Depth: 163 km
Location (Lat/Long): 4.59 | 125.58
Country: Palau
Region: Talaud Islands, Indonesia
UTC/GMT (Greenwich time): 1/3/2006 5:58:36 PM
Estimated local solar time: 1/4/2006 2:20:55 AM

Population Density near epicenter (people/km²). Image area: 6x4 decimal degrees (approx. 650x450km2).

Earthquake Impact Details

Potentially affected People

Population Data
Radius (km)	Population	Density (people/km²)
1	0	0
2	0	0
5	0	0
10	0	0
20	0	0
50	0	0
100	12319	0
200	1480218	11

The population in the area of this earthquake if 0 people/km².

Resilience and Vulnerability

Palau has a GDP per capita of 0 PPP$ (Parity Purchasing Power Dollar, about 1 Euro) and is therefore part of the unknown level income countries. Therefore, the earthquake happened in an area of unknown resilience.

Based on the combination of 9 indicators, ECHO attributes Palau a low vulnerability.

Secondary effects

Probability of secondary effects:

Landslides: The maximum slope in the area of the earthquake is 27.73% and the maximum altitude is 677 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.
Tsunami: JRC is currently not modelling probability of tsunami generation. Please refer to NOAA's tsunami alert system for information on tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean: http://tsunami.gov/. However, for earthquakes in the ocean and with magnitude larger than 6.5, the propagation of a potential tsunami is modelled below.

The magnitude is too low for tsunami generation.

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(AFX UK Focus) 2006-01-05 00:08 GMT: RPT - Copper futures close at a record; gold gains over 3 usd (Interactive Investor)

Thu, 05 Jan 2006 00:34:29 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AFX) - The benchmark contract for copper futures struck a fresh record Wednesday, supported by a strike at the world's biggest copper mine in Chile.

RPT - Copper futures close at a record; gold gains over 3 usd Thursday, January 5, 2006 12:08:09 AM (The Forex Market)

Thu, 05 Jan 2006 00:16:16 GMT

"It is not immediately clear what (if any) effect the strike will have on global copper production, as the striking workers are reportedly not directly involved with mining activities," said Matthew Parry, an economist at Moody's Economy.com.

Green Earthquake Alert in Mongolia, Ovorhangay - Magnitude: 5.1

Thu, 5 Jan 2006 00:01:46 GMT

Green Earthquake Alert in Mongolia

Asgard report of episode 61389 generated by computer (without human intervention) on 2006-01-04 23:02:27 +0000

Summary

On 2006-01-04 22:33:41 +0000 an earthquake of magnitude 5.1 struck the sparsely populated region of Ovorhangay, Mongolia. Whether international humanitarian aid is needed must be decided by an expert. However, the following automatically calculated elements can help. This earthquake has potentially a low humanitarian impact. The affected region has a medium vulnerability to natural disasters and the population has a high coping capacity.

Earthquake Event

Characteristics

Source:
Magnitude:	5.1 M
Depth:	12 km
Location :	44.34N,102.05E
Country:	Mongolia
First level administrative unit:	Ovorhangay
Flinn Engdahl Region:	Mongolia
UTC/GMT (Greenwich time):	2006-01-04 22:33:41 +0000
Geological map of the region showing major faults. Explore this map.

Earthquake Impact Details

Potentially affected People

Population Data

Population Map 6x4 decimal degrees (approx. 650x450km2)

Radius (km)	Population	Density (people/km)
1	0	0
2	4	0.32
5	7	0.09
10	12	0.04
20	195	0.16
50	2106	0.27
100	9159	0.29
200	65287	0.52

Population Density near epicenter (people/km²)

The population density within 50km from this earthquake is 0.27 people/km.

Coping capacity and Vulnerability

ECHO Global Needs Assesssment Indicator: 1.3 / 3 (rank: 102)
ECHO Coping Capacity Index: 2.5 / 3 (rank: 64)
Gross National Income per Capita (PPP$): 1948.258 PPP$

Mongolia has a GNI per capita of 1948.258 PPP$ (Parity Purchasing Power Dollar, about 1 Euro) and is therefore part of the low level income countries.
Based on a combination of 4 indicators, one can assume a high coping capacity.
Based on the combination of 9 indicators, one can assume a medium vulnerability.

Critical Infrastructure

Airports
Name	Distance (km)	Location
TSAGAAN SUBARGA HURAL	85.02	43.58N,102.22E
OBOOTO HURAL NORTHWEST	158.27	43.01N,101.33E

Secondary Effects

Landslides: The maximum slope in the area of the earthquake is 35.95% and the maximum altitude is 3476 m. Since this is a medium slope, the risk of earthquake induced landslides is medium.
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.

Tsunami: JRC is currently not modelling probability of tsunami generation. Please refer to NOAA's tsunami alert system for information on tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean: http://tsunami.gov/. However, for earthquakes in the ocean and with magnitude larger than 6.5, the propagation of a potential tsunami is modelled below.
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Wed, 4 Jan 2006 23:58:04 GMT

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Green Earthquake Alert Mongolia: (22:33UTC) Magnitude 5.1 in sparsely populated region (4861 people within 50km).

Wed, 4 Jan 2006 23:58:00 GMT

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Global Disaster Alert System - Earthquake Report

Green Earthquake Alert Mongolia

Summary

On 1/4/2006 10:33:41 PM UTC an earthquake of magnitude 5.1 has struck the unpopulated region of Mongolia in Mongolia.

Humanitarian Impact
Vulnerability

Event Date Univ. Time: Wed, 1/4/2006 22:33 GMT

European Time of the event: Wed, 1/4/2006 23:33 GMT (Brussels, Paris, Rome)

East America Time of the event: Wed, 1/4/2006 17:33 GMT (New York, Washington)

West America Time of the event: Wed, 1/4/2006 14:33 GMT (San Francisco, Los Angeles)

East Asia Time of the event: Thu, 1/5/2006 07:33 JTI (Tokyo)

This email report was automatically created by a computer at: 1/4/2006 11:05:53 PM UTC (32 minutes after the event)

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Earthquake Event

Characteristics

Source: European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) M
Magnitude: 5.1 M
Depth: 12 km
Location (Lat/Long): 44.34 | 102.05
Country: Mongolia
Region: Mongolia
UTC/GMT (Greenwich time): 1/4/2006 10:33:41 PM
Estimated local solar time: 1/5/2006 5:21:53 AM

Population Density near epicenter (people/km²). Image area: 6x4 decimal degrees (approx. 650x450km2).

Earthquake Impact Details

Potentially affected People

Population Data
Radius (km)	Population	Density (people/km²)
1	1	1
2	14	1
5	69	0
10	246	0
20	1059	0
50	4861	0
100	20170	0
200	79038	0

The population in the area of this earthquake if 0 people/km².

The earthquake occurred at 5h local time. At this time a day, more people are at home and therefore more vulnerable to collapsing residential buildings. During traffic hours, people can be affected by collapsing bridges and other road infrastructure.

Resilience and Vulnerability

ECHO Intervention Priority Ranking for Mongolia
Rank: 102/132
Overall situation
Human Development
Human Poverty
Exposure to Major Disasters
Natural Disasters
Conflicts
Humanitarian effects of population movement
Refugees
Internally Displaced People
Health and Nutrition
Undernourishment
Mortality rates
Donor contributions
Official Development assistance
Source ECHO Key: Bad - Medium - Good - No data

Mongolia has a GDP per capita of 456 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 Mongolia a low vulnerability.

Secondary effects

Probability of secondary effects:

Landslides: The maximum slope in the area of the earthquake is 35.951% and the maximum altitude is 3476 m. Since this is a medium slope, the risk of earthquake induced landslides is medium. 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.
Tsunami: JRC is currently not modelling probability of tsunami generation. Please refer to NOAA's tsunami alert system for information on tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean: http://tsunami.gov/. However, for earthquakes in the ocean and with magnitude larger than 6.5, the propagation of a potential tsunami is modelled below.

The earthquake did not happen in an ocean basin.

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Brazil, Chile, Mexico Currencies Rise as Yield Outlook Improves (Bloomberg.com)

Wed, 04 Jan 2006 23:05:51 GMT

Jan. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Currencies in Brazil, Mexico and Chile gained against the dollar on speculation local yields will remain attractive relative to the U.S. after the Federal Reserve indicated it's closer to halting its interest-rate increases.

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Green Earthquake Alert United States: (21:05UTC) Magnitude 4.4 in sparsely populated region (9 people within 50km).

Wed, 4 Jan 2006 22:12:32 GMT

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Global Disaster Alert System - Earthquake Report

Green Earthquake Alert United States

Summary

On 1/4/2006 9:05:14 PM UTC an earthquake of magnitude 4.4 has struck the unpopulated region of United States in United States.

Humanitarian Impact
Vulnerability

Event Date Univ. Time: Wed, 1/4/2006 21:05 GMT

European Time of the event: Wed, 1/4/2006 22:05 GMT (Brussels, Paris, Rome)

East America Time of the event: Wed, 1/4/2006 16:05 GMT (New York, Washington)

West America Time of the event: Wed, 1/4/2006 13:05 GMT (San Francisco, Los Angeles)

East Asia Time of the event: Thu, 1/5/2006 06:05 JTI (Tokyo)

This email report was automatically created by a computer at: 1/4/2006 9:20:22 PM UTC (15 minutes after the event)

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Earthquake Event

Characteristics

Source: World Data Centre for Seismology, Denver (NEIC) M
Magnitude: 4.4 M
Depth: 15 km
Location (Lat/Long): 67.6312 | -158.9349
Country: United States
Region: United States
UTC/GMT (Greenwich time): 1/4/2006 9:05:14 PM
Estimated local solar time: 1/4/2006 10:29:30 AM

Population Density near epicenter (people/km²). Image area: 6x4 decimal degrees (approx. 650x450km2).

Earthquake Impact Details

Potentially affected People

Population Data
Radius (km)	Population	Density (people/km²)
1	0	0
2	0	0
5	0	0
10	1	0
20	2	0
50	9	0
100	236	0
200	1233	0

The population in the area of this earthquake if 0 people/km².

The earthquake occurred at 10h local time. At this time a day, more people are at work and therefore more vulnerable to collapsing office buildings. During traffic hours, people can be affected by collapsing bridges and other road infrastructure.

Resilience and Vulnerability

Based on the combination of 9 indicators, ECHO attributes United States a low vulnerability.

Secondary effects

Probability of secondary effects:

Landslides: The maximum slope in the area of the earthquake is 34.655% and the maximum altitude is 1382 m. Since this is a medium slope, the risk of earthquake induced landslides is medium. 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.
Tsunami: JRC is currently not modelling probability of tsunami generation. Please refer to NOAA's tsunami alert system for information on tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean: http://tsunami.gov/. However, for earthquakes in the ocean and with magnitude larger than 6.5, the propagation of a potential tsunami is modelled below.

The earthquake did not happen in an ocean basin.

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Green Earthquake Alert in United States, Alaska - Magnitude: 4.4

Wed, 4 Jan 2006 22:11:44 GMT

Green Earthquake Alert in United States

Asgard report of episode 61386 generated by computer (without human intervention) on 2006-01-04 21:12:25 +0000

Summary

On 2006-01-04 21:05:14 +0000 an earthquake of magnitude 4.4 struck the sparsely populated region of Alaska, United States. Whether international humanitarian aid is needed must be decided by an expert. However, the following automatically calculated elements can help. This earthquake has potentially a low humanitarian impact. The affected region has a unknown vulnerability to natural disasters and the population has a unknown coping capacity.

Earthquake Event

Characteristics

Source:
Magnitude:	4.4 M
Depth:	15 km
Location :	67.63N,158.93W
Country:	United States
First level administrative unit:	Alaska
Flinn Engdahl Region:	United States
UTC/GMT (Greenwich time):	2006-01-04 21:05:14 +0000
Geological map of the region showing major faults. Explore this map.

Earthquake Impact Details

Potentially affected People

Population Data

Population Map 6x4 decimal degrees (approx. 650x450km2)

Radius (km)	Population	Density (people/km)
1	0	0
2	0	0
5	0	0
10	0	0
20	0	0
50	216	0.03
100	915	0.03
200	1952	0.02

Population Density near epicenter (people/km²)

The population density within 50km from this earthquake is 0.03 people/km.

Coping capacity and Vulnerability

ECHO Global Needs Assesssment Indicator: / 3 (rank: )
ECHO Coping Capacity Index: / 3 (rank: )
Gross National Income per Capita (PPP$): 39710.582 PPP$

Critical Infrastructure

Airports
Name	Distance (km)	Location
RALPH WIEN MEMORIAL	178.05	66.88N,162.6W
INDIAN MOUNTAIN AFS	96.83	66.98N,160.43W
RED DOG MINE	173.82	68.07N,162.92W
DAHL CREEK	116.06	66.94N,156.9W

Secondary Effects

Landslides: The maximum slope in the area of the earthquake is 40.19% and the maximum altitude is 1585 m. Since this is a medium slope, the risk of earthquake induced landslides is medium.
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.

Tsunami: JRC is currently not modelling probability of tsunami generation. Please refer to NOAA's tsunami alert system for information on tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean: http://tsunami.gov/. However, for earthquakes in the ocean and with magnitude larger than 6.5, the propagation of a potential tsunami is modelled below.
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Green Earthquake Alert in Mexico, Baja California - Magnitude: 4.4

Wed, 4 Jan 2006 21:40:39 GMT

Green Earthquake Alert in Mexico

Asgard report of episode 61385 generated by computer (without human intervention) on 2006-01-04 20:41:25 +0000

Summary

On 2006-01-04 10:27:25 +0000 an earthquake of magnitude 4.4 struck the sparsely populated region of Baja California, Mexico. Whether international humanitarian aid is needed must be decided by an expert. However, the following automatically calculated elements can help. This earthquake has potentially a low humanitarian impact. The affected region has a medium vulnerability to natural disasters and the population has a high coping capacity.

Earthquake Event

Characteristics

Source:
Magnitude:	4.4 M
Depth:	10 km
Location :	28.17N,112.11W
Country:	Mexico
First level administrative unit:	Baja California
Flinn Engdahl Region:	Mexico
UTC/GMT (Greenwich time):	2006-01-04 10:27:25 +0000
Geological map of the region showing major faults. Explore this map.

Earthquake Impact Details

Potentially affected People

Population Data

Population Map 6x4 decimal degrees (approx. 650x450km2)

Radius (km)	Population	Density (people/km)
1	0	0
2	0	0
5	0	0
10	0	0
20	0	0
50	0	0
100	29512	0.94
200	906212	7.21

Population Density near epicenter (people/km²)

The population density within 50km from this earthquake is 0 people/km.

Coping capacity and Vulnerability

ECHO Global Needs Assesssment Indicator: 1.5 / 3 (rank: 78)
ECHO Coping Capacity Index: 2.333333333 / 3 (rank: 81)
Gross National Income per Capita (PPP$): 9726.329 PPP$

Mexico has a GNI per capita of 9726.329 PPP$ (Parity Purchasing Power Dollar, about 1 Euro) and is therefore part of the medium level income countries.
Based on a combination of 4 indicators, one can assume a high coping capacity.
Based on the combination of 9 indicators, one can assume a medium vulnerability.

Critical Infrastructure

Airports
Name	Distance (km)	Location
GEN IGNACIO P GARCIA INTERNATIONAL	146.29	29.1N,111.05W
BAHIA DE LOS ANGELES NORTH	168.01	28.98N,113.56W
BAHIA KINO NORTH	78.65	28.86N,111.98W
GUERRERO NEGRO	193.83	28N,114.07W
GENERAL JOSE MARIA YANEZ INTERNATIONAL	118.23	27.97N,110.92W
SAN IGNACIO 1	126.63	27.3N,112.94W
PUNTA CHIVATO BULGE	118.93	27.1N,112.1W
GUERRERO NEGRO	188.5	28.03N,114.02W
Cities
Name	Distance (km)	Location
Hermosillo	152.19	29.09N,110.96W

Secondary Effects

Landslides: The maximum slope in the area of the earthquake is 46.92% and the maximum altitude is 1792 m. Since this is a medium slope, the risk of earthquake induced landslides is medium.
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.

Tsunami: JRC is currently not modelling probability of tsunami generation. Please refer to NOAA's tsunami alert system for information on tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean: http://tsunami.gov/. However, for earthquakes in the ocean and with magnitude larger than 6.5, the propagation of a potential tsunami is modelled below.
[to be completed]

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Copper futures close at a record; gold gains over $3 (Investors.com)

Wed, 04 Jan 2006 21:22:27 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- The benchmark contract for copper futures struck a fresh record Wednesday, supported by a strike at the world's biggest copper mine in Chile.

Va. well shakes to world's quakes (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

Wed, 04 Jan 2006 20:50:01 GMT

In the year since the Sumatran earthquake sent a Southwest Virginia well sloshing, the well has gained an international reputation for its oscillating antics.

Investors push base metals to new highs (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Wed, 04 Jan 2006 18:37:45 GMT

Industrial metals prices are performing strongly at the start of the year as investors and consumers have rushed to take advantage of a brief dip in prices, pushing copper to a new record peak on Wednesday.

Natural Disasters, Assembly Decisions Among Top 2005 ELCA Stories (Worldwide Faith News)

Wed, 04 Jan 2006 17:36:12 GMT

CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Catastrophic natural disasters in the United States and South Asia and much-anticipated decisions made by voting members at the 2005 Churchwide Assembly were among the top news stories in 2005 involving the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The top stories were determined by the ELCA News Service, ELCA Communication Services. Staff include John R. Brooks,

Report on Earthquake Alerts

Wed, 4 Jan 2006 17:05:16 GMT

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Green Earthquake Alert Vanuatu: (3:10UTC) Magnitude 5.2 in sparsely populated region (906 people within 50km).

Wed, 4 Jan 2006 17:04:54 GMT

Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System


Global Disaster Alert System - Earthquake Report

Green Earthquake Alert Vanuatu

Summary

On 1/4/2006 3:10:17 AM UTC an earthquake of magnitude 5.2 has struck the unpopulated region of Vanuatu Islands in Vanuatu.

Humanitarian Impact
Vulnerability

Event Date Univ. Time: Wed, 1/4/2006 03:10 GMT

European Time of the event: Wed, 1/4/2006 04:10 GMT (Brussels, Paris, Rome)

East America Time of the event: Tue, 1/3/2006 22:10 GMT (New York, Washington)

West America Time of the event: Tue, 1/3/2006 19:10 GMT (San Francisco, Los Angeles)

East Asia Time of the event: Wed, 1/4/2006 12:10 JTI (Tokyo)

This email report was automatically created by a computer at: 1/4/2006 4:12:32 PM UTC (13 hours 2 minutes after the event)

See the GDACS website for the full report.

Earthquake Event

Characteristics

Source: European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) M
Magnitude: 5.2 M
Depth: 33 km
Location (Lat/Long): -18.25 | 169.07
Country: Vanuatu
Region: Vanuatu Islands
UTC/GMT (Greenwich time): 1/4/2006 3:10:17 AM
Estimated local solar time: 1/4/2006 2:26:34 PM

Population Density near epicenter (people/km²). Image area: 6x4 decimal degrees (approx. 650x450km2).

Earthquake Impact Details

Potentially affected People

Population Data
Radius (km)	Population	Density (people/km²)
1	0	0
2	0	0
5	0	0
10	0	0
20	0	0
50	906	0
100	33527	1
200	77937	0

The population in the area of this earthquake if 0 people/km².

Resilience and Vulnerability

ECHO Intervention Priority Ranking for Vanuatu
Rank: 94/132
Overall situation
Human Development
Human Poverty
Exposure to Major Disasters
Natural Disasters
Conflicts
Humanitarian effects of population movement
Refugees
Internally Displaced People
Health and Nutrition
Undernourishment
Mortality rates
Donor contributions
Official Development assistance
Source ECHO Key: Bad - Medium - Good - No data

Vanuatu has a GDP per capita of 1347 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 Vanuatu a medium vulnerability.

Secondary effects

Probability of secondary effects:

Landslides: The maximum slope in the area of the earthquake is 20.148% and the maximum altitude is 886 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.
Tsunami: JRC is currently not modelling probability of tsunami generation. Please refer to NOAA's tsunami alert system for information on tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean: http://tsunami.gov/. However, for earthquakes in the ocean and with magnitude larger than 6.5, the propagation of a potential tsunami is modelled below.

The magnitude is too low for tsunami generation.

Follow-up information and expert feedback

Please go to the full report on the website to see feedback for this earthquake event.

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Green Earthquake Alert in Vanuatu, Vanuatu - Magnitude: 4.8

Wed, 4 Jan 2006 17:01:34 GMT

Green Earthquake Alert in Vanuatu

Asgard report of episode 61347 generated by computer (without human intervention) on 2006-01-04 16:02:18 +0000

Summary

On 2006-01-04 03:10:36 +0000 an earthquake of magnitude 4.8 struck the sparsely populated region of Vanuatu, Vanuatu. Whether international humanitarian aid is needed must be decided by an expert. However, the following automatically calculated elements can help. This earthquake has potentially a low humanitarian impact. The affected region has a medium vulnerability to natural disasters and the population has a high coping capacity.

Earthquake Event

Characteristics

Source:
Magnitude:	4.8 M
Depth:	194 km
Location :	18.56S,169.02E
Country:	Vanuatu
First level administrative unit:	Vanuatu
Flinn Engdahl Region:	Vanuatu
UTC/GMT (Greenwich time):	2006-01-04 03:10:36 +0000
Geological map of the region showing major faults. Explore this map.

Earthquake Impact Details

Potentially affected People

Population Data

Population Map 6x4 decimal degrees (approx. 650x450km2)

Radius (km)	Population	Density (people/km)
1	0	0
2	0	0
5	0	0
10	25	0.08
20	505	0.4
50	6532	0.83
100	9757	0.31
200	78217	0.62

Population Density near epicenter (people/km²)

The population density within 50km from this earthquake is 0.83 people/km.

Coping capacity and Vulnerability

ECHO Global Needs Assesssment Indicator: 1.38 / 3 (rank: 94)
ECHO Coping Capacity Index: 2.666666667 / 3 (rank: 52)
Gross National Income per Capita (PPP$): 3052.796 PPP$

Vanuatu has a GNI per capita of 3052.796 PPP$ (Parity Purchasing Power Dollar, about 1 Euro) and is therefore part of the low level income countries.
Based on a combination of 4 indicators, one can assume a high coping capacity.
Based on the combination of 9 indicators, one can assume a medium vulnerability.

Critical Infrastructure

Airports
Name	Distance (km)	Location
PORT VILA BAUERFIELD	121.86	17.7S,168.3E
Cities
Name	Distance (km)	Location
Port-Vila	117.31	17.74S,168.32E

Secondary Effects

Landslides: The maximum slope in the area of the earthquake is 20.15% and the maximum altitude is 886 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.

Tsunami: JRC is currently not modelling probability of tsunami generation. Please refer to NOAA's tsunami alert system for information on tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean: http://tsunami.gov/. However, for earthquakes in the ocean and with magnitude larger than 6.5, the propagation of a potential tsunami is modelled below.
[to be completed]

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Data sources: click here

Copper hits fresh record after earthquake (Market Watch)

Wed, 04 Jan 2006 13:16:46 GMT

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - Copper futures struck a fresh record in early electronic trade Wednesday after a 6.7 magnitude earthquake hit the Gulf of California overnight.

Mexico opens probe into border death (Seattle Times)

Wed, 04 Jan 2006 08:15:40 GMT

Mexico took the unusual step of opening an investigation into the killing of a man officials said was shot while sneaking into California, using the death...

Br.Ant.Territory : 7.3 Magnitude Earthquake Hits South Sandwich Islands (SARTMA.com)

Mon, 02 Jan 2006 15:21:11 GMT

The US Geological Survey reports that a 7.3 Magnitude earthquake has hit an area along the South-Eastern Scotia Plate near the South Sandwich Islands.