Julie Roberts: GDACS daily newsletter for 01/03/2016

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Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System — Newsletter 01/03/2016

This daily newsletter provides an overview of the natural disasters that happened in the last 24 hours and response measures for ongoing disasters. GDACS currently covers earthquakes, tsunamis, tropical cyclones, volcanic eruptions and floods. The color coding (red, orange, green) is related to the estimated humanitarian impact of the event.

GDACS News

Satellite Mapping Overview as of 29 February 2016The latest overview report of current ongoing satellite mapping activities related to humanitarian disasters is available.

It is intended for disaster managers, operations centres, desk officers and others that need syntheses of what goes on in this field. The service is operated by the GDACS mapping & satellite imagery coordination mechanism: UNITAR Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT). We encourage any satellite mapping production entity to submit information about their products so we can include it in future summaries.

Disaster events in the last 24 hours

GDACS detected the following potential disasters. For up-to-date media coverage, latest maps and ReliefWeb content related to these disasters, please go to GDACS homepage.

	Green earthquake alert (Magnitude 5M, Depth:72.4km) in El Salvador 01/03/2016 01:08 UTC, 4580568 people within 100km.
	On 3/1/2016 1:08:44 AM, an earthquake occurred in El Salvador potentially affecting 4580568 people within 100km. The earthquake had Magnitude 5M, Depth:72.4km.

	Green earthquake alert (Magnitude 4.8M, Depth:56.15km) in Tonga 29/02/2016 23:42 UTC, No people within 100km.
	On 2/29/2016 11:42:16 PM, an earthquake occurred in Tonga potentially affecting No people within 100km. The earthquake had Magnitude 4.8M, Depth:56.15km.

	Green earthquake alert (Magnitude 5.1M, Depth:97.91km) in Tonga 29/02/2016 21:33 UTC, About 17920 people within 100km.
	On 2/29/2016 9:33:49 PM, an earthquake occurred in Tonga potentially affecting About 17920 people within 100km. The earthquake had Magnitude 5.1M, Depth:97.91km.

	Green earthquake alert (Magnitude 5.1M, Depth:30.96km) in Japan 29/02/2016 19:47 UTC, About 44674 people within 100km.
	On 2/29/2016 7:47:39 PM, an earthquake occurred in Japan potentially affecting About 44674 people within 100km. The earthquake had Magnitude 5.1M, Depth:30.96km.

	Green earthquake alert (Magnitude 4.5M, Depth:53.29km) in Off Coast Of Central America 29/02/2016 15:07 UTC, 499630 people within 100km.
	On 2/29/2016 3:07:55 PM, an earthquake occurred in Off Coast Of Central America potentially affecting 499630 people within 100km. The earthquake had Magnitude 4.5M, Depth:53.29km.

	Green earthquake alert (Magnitude 4.5M, Depth:47.7km) in Timor-Leste 29/02/2016 12:52 UTC, 207920 people within 100km.
	On 2/29/2016 12:52:41 PM, an earthquake occurred in Timor-Leste potentially affecting 207920 people within 100km. The earthquake had Magnitude 4.5M, Depth:47.7km.

	Green earthquake alert (Magnitude 4.6M, Depth:56.4km) in Indonesia 29/02/2016 10:40 UTC, No people within 100km.
	On 2/29/2016 10:40:34 AM, an earthquake occurred in Indonesia potentially affecting No people within 100km. The earthquake had Magnitude 4.6M, Depth:56.4km.

	Green earthquake alert (Magnitude 4.7M, Depth:10km) in Japan 29/02/2016 08:11 UTC, No people within 100km.
	On 2/29/2016 8:11:58 AM, an earthquake occurred in Japan potentially affecting No people within 100km. The earthquake had Magnitude 4.7M, Depth:10km.

	Green earthquake alert (Magnitude 4.5M, Depth:26.72km) in Indonesia 29/02/2016 07:10 UTC, About 15098 people within 100km.
	On 2/29/2016 7:10:44 AM, an earthquake occurred in Indonesia potentially affecting About 15098 people within 100km. The earthquake had Magnitude 4.5M, Depth:26.72km.

Discussions in Virtual OSOCC

The GDACS Virtual OSOCC is a forum for emergency managers. If you are involved in an ongoing emergency as a local emergency management authority or as an international responder, please provide your information in the GDACS Virtual OSOCC. The following emergencies are currently open.

Open emergencies

Myanmar Floods

3-August-2015

updated: 13-August-2015

7.9M Earthquake in Nepal on 25 Apr 2015 06:11 UTC

25-Apr-2015

updated: 9-August-2015

EQ-2015-000048-NPL

Typhoon Maysak - FS Micronesia

31-March-2015

updated: 14-Apr-2015

Chile - floods

26-March-2015

updated: 27-Apr-2015

FL-2015-000027-CHL

Tropical Cyclone Pam

11-March-2015

updated: 30-July-2015

TC-2015-000023-VUT

Typhoon Chan-hom

11-July-2015

updated: 11-July-2015

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