Earthquake in Turkey

Region

Eastern Turkey

Mon, 8 Mar 2010 - 12:00

M=6.0 earthquake, with its epicentre at Basyurt in Elazig province, killed 17 in eastern Turkey and many seem to be trapped under rubble.

Source: GLIDEnumber

Available Space-based Information for: Earthquake in Turkey (08/03/2010)

Status Update: 23/03/2010

UNOOSA/UN-SPIDER

Email: un-spider [at] unoosa.org

Link: http://www.un-spider.org

Contact Points in Turkey (Official)

Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency
Earthquake Department
Contact: Kerem KUTERDEM
Geological Engineer (M.Sc.)
Phone: +90 - 312 - 2872680-1603
Fax: +90 - 312 - 2878951
E Mail: kuterdem [at] deprem.gov.tr
Web: www.deprem.gov.tr

Geographical Coordinates:

Epicentre: Lat 38.77 decimal
Long 40.02 decimal

Upper left: Lat 39.00
Long 39.70
Lower right: Lat 38.60
Long 40.40

Basyurt: 39.98404 E, 38.84191 N
Okçular: 40.1152 E, 38.8566 N

International Charter:
Activated on 08/03/2010
Project Manager: ESA
Contact:
Mail:
Tel.:
Charter Requester: Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency, Earthquake Department (UN-SPIDER National Focal Point)

Link: http://www.disastercharter.org

DLR: Center for Satellite Based Crisis Information
Link: http://www.zki.dlr.de/applications/2010/turkey/185_en.html

Satellite TaskingNo	Satellite	Sensor	Date	Area	Status	Comments
1	Quickbird	QB02	14/05/2008	Center Lat/Long: 38.989°/39.962°	collected	archive image Quicklook
2	ASTER		14/3/2010 23/3/2010	Basyurt 39.98404 E, 38.84191 N Okular 40.1152 E 38.8566	collected (High Cloud Cover) collected	Basyurt AST_L1AE Metadata File AST_L1AE Granule File AST_L1BE Metadata File AST_L1BE Granule File Okular AST_L1AE Metadata File AST_L1AE Granule File AST_L1BE Metadata File AST_L1BE Granule File Basyurt AST_L1AE Metadata File AST_L1AE Granule File AST_L1BE Metadata File AST_L1BE Granule File
3	TerraSAR-X		TBD	Upper left: Lat 39.00 Long 39.70 Lower right: Lat 38.60 Long 40.40	scheduled

Other Space-based Information:

GENERAL:

GDACS:
Link: http://www.gdacs.org/reports.asp?eventType=EQ&ID=81361&system=asgard&location=TUR&alertlevel=Green&glide_no=EQ-2010-000045-TUR

USGS
Link: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010tpac.php

GEO Group of earth observation:
Link: http://www.geoportal.org/web/guest/geo_alert_details?p_p_id=srgPortlet_WAR_geoportal&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&searchType=browse&_srgPortlet_WAR_geoportal_sbaId=1&alertId=3401048