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[Tim McNamara <mcnamara.tim@xxxxxxxxx>]

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From: Mark Prutsalis <mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 12:08 PM
Subject: [sahana-maindev] [Fwd: Red earthquake alert (7.2M, depth:33km) in
Haiti (Bras Droit) 12/1 22:12UTC, Pop100km:5.4m www.gdacs.org - JRC]
To: Sahana developers' list <sahana-maindev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>


Poorest country in Western Hemisphere.... shallow, large quake very close to
capital of Haiti.... early reports of massive structural damage...
international assistance has already been requested....

Let's try to get ahead of this one... form a working group to support a
Sahana deployment.... may need a French or Creole localization....

thoughts?  volunteers?

Regards,
Mark


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 *Red Earthquake Alert Haiti*  Summary

On 1/12/2010 10:12:08 PM UTC (about 17:22h local time) an earthquake of
magnitude 7.2 occurred in the very highly populated region of Ouest in
Haiti. The earthquake happened 17km from Port-au-Prince. The nearest
populated places are: Bras Droit (10km), Au Silence (16km), Aboni (12km),
Henry (3km), Bellevue (11km). The closest civilian airport is Jacmel (23km).


Potentially affected critical infrastructure:

   - *Nuclear plants*: [None]
   - *Hydrodams*: Artibonite (71km)
   - *Airports*: Cabo Rojo (105km), Jacmel (23km), Barahona Habanero
   (144km), Les Cayes (140km), Bowen (19km), Mais Gate (24km), Jeremie (180km),
   San Juan De La M. (137km), Constanza (191km), Dajabon (149km), Cap Haitien
   (146km), Port-de-paix (169km)
   - *Ports*: Cabo Rojo (105km), Les Cayes (137km), Barahona (149km), Jacmel
   (26km), Aquin (99km), Puerto Viejo De Azua (173km), Petit Goave (42km),
   Puerto Viejo De Azua (188km), Miragoane (66km), Azua (184km), Port-au-prince
   (17km), Jeremie (174km), Fond Mombin (34km), Saint Marc (78km), Gonaives
   (114km), Fort Liberte (151km), Manzanillo (158km), Cayman Brac (148km), Cap
   Haitien (149km), Port De Paiz (170km)

Based on an automated impact model, this earthquake, which occurred in a
region with *medium vulnerability* to natural disasters, has
potentially a *high
humanitarian impact*.

Whether international humanitarian aid is needed must be decided by an
expert.
  Event Date Univ. Time: *Tue, 1/12/2010 22:12 UTC* European Time of the
event: Tue, 1/12/2010 23:12 CET (Brussels, Paris, Rome) East America Time of
the event: Tue, 1/12/2010 17:12 EST (New York, Washington) West America Time
of the event: Tue, 1/12/2010 14:12 PST (San Francisco, Los Angeles) East
Asia Time of the event: Wed, 1/13/2010 07:12 JTI (Tokyo)   This email report
was automatically created by a computer at: 1/12/2010 10:44:48 PM UTC (32
minutes after the event)

See the GDACS website <http://www.gdacs.org/> for live news coverage
(including OCHA Situation Reports), the full earthquake
report<http://www.gdacs.org/reports.asp?eventType=EQ&ID=72813&system=asgard&location=HTI&alertlevel=Red&tsid=>.

For information on emergency response, please consult the GDACS Virtual
OSOCC <http://ocha.unog.ch/virtualosocc/VODisaster.aspx?emid=53>.
Earthquake Event Characteristics

   - *Source*: European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) M
   - *Magnitude*: 7.2 M
   - *Depth*: 33 km
   - *Location *(Lat/Long): 18.45 | -72.47
   - *Country*: Haiti
   - *Province*: Ouest
   - *Region*: Haiti
   - *UTC/GMT (Greenwich time)*: 1/12/2010 10:12:08 PM
   - *Estimated local solar time*: 1/12/2010 5:22:15 PM

 <http://dmaweb2.jrc.it/services/dmaexplorer/?Box=-75.47:16.45:-69.47:20.45>
*
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 41  41  2 609  48  5 3076
39  10 14944  47  20 1723358  1371  50 3361356  427  100 5414618  172  200
9976851  79

The population in the area of this earthquake is 427 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

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.

Haiti has a GDP per capita of 370 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 Haiti a *medium
vulnerability*.
  ECHO Intervention Priority Ranking for Haiti

 *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 Secondary effects

Probability of secondary effects:

   - * Landslides*: The maximum slope in the area of the earthquake is
   47.078% and the maximum altitude is 2532 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.
   - * Hydrodams*: The following hydrodam installations are near the
   epicenter: Artibonite (71km)
   - * Tsunami*: No tsunami risk.



*Disclaimer*

While we try everything to ensure accuracy, this information is purely
indicative and should not be used for any decision making without alternate
sources of information. The JRC is not responsible for any damage or loss
resulting from the use of the information presented on this website.

Please refer to the GDACS website <http://www.gdacs.org/>for subscribing or
unsubscribing from the earthquake alert email or SMS service.

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