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MorningSong

19th July 2013, 12:57

Wow, yiolas....that's wild...more dissappearing EQs...hmmm
I found it still registered and reported here:

http://mobile.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/364771/M6.5-Fri-19-Jul-136-km-WSW-of-Kpasker.html

I also found this:

Green earthquake alert (6.5M,depth:8km) in Iceland (Gar?hur) 19/7 01:11UTC, Pop100km:20000 www.gdacs.org - JRC

By Newsroom America Feeds at 9:24 pm Eastern
Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System

Green Earthquake Alert in Iceland Summary

On 7/19/2013 1:11:36 AM UTC (about 00:04h local time) an earthquake of magnitude 6.5 occurred in the unpopulated region of Iceland Region in Iceland. The nearest populated places are: [None].

Potentially affected critical infrastructure:
Nuclear plants: [None] Hydrodams: [None] Airports: [None] Ports: [None]

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

Whether international humanitarian aid is needed must be decided by an expert.
Event Date Univ. Time: Fri, 7/19/2013 01:11 UTC European Time of the event: Fri, 7/19/2013 03:11 CEST (Brussels, Paris, Rome) East America Time of the event: Thu, 7/18/2013 20:11 EST (New York, Washington) West America Time of the event: Thu, 7/18/2013 17:11 PST (San Francisco, Los Angeles) East Asia Time of the event: Fri, 7/19/2013 10:11 JTI (Tokyo) This email report was automatically created by a computer at: 7/19/2013 1:23:59 AM UTC (12 minutes after the event)

See the GDACS website for live news coverage (including OCHA Situation Reports), the full earthquake report .

For information on emergency response, please consult the GDACS Virtual OSOCC.

Earthquake Event Characteristics Source: European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) M Magnitude: 6.5 M Depth: 8 km Location (Lat/Long): 66.25 | -16.73 Country: Iceland Province: Region: Iceland Region UTC/GMT (Greenwich time): 7/19/2013 1:11:36 AM Estimated local solar time: 7/19/2013 12:04:41 AM

Population Density near epicenter (people/km2). Image area: 5x3.5 decimal degrees (approx. 550x400km2).

Earthquake Impact Details Potentially affected People Population Data Radius (km) Population Density (people/km?) 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 20 698 0 50 4986 0 100 0 200 0

The population in the area of this earthquake is 0 people/km?.

The earthquake occurred at 0h 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

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.

Iceland has a GDP per capita of 30698 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 Iceland a low vulnerability.
Secondary effects

Probability of secondary effects:
Landslides: The maximum slope in the area of the earthquake is [unknown]% and the maximum altitude is [unknown] 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. Hydrodams: There are no hydrodam facilities nearby the epicenter.
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 for subscribing or unsubscribing from the earthquake alert email or SMS service.

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http://www.newsroomamerica.com/story/376128/green_earthquake_alert_6.5mdepth8km_in_iceland_garhur_197_0111utc_pop100km20000_www.gdacs.org_-_jrc.html

This EQ has already been declared a "hoax". (?)