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 |
2 | ASTER | 14/3/2010
| Basyurt 39.98404 E, 38.84191 N Okular | collected (High Cloud Cover)
collected | Basyurt Okular
Basyurt
| |
3 | TerraSAR-X | TBD | Upper left: | scheduled |
Other Space-based Information:
GENERAL:
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
Other Links:
Asian Disaster Reduction Centre (ADRC)
Link: http://www.adrc.asia/view_disaster_en.php?NationCode=792%A1%D2=en&KEY=1371
Reliefweb:
Link: http://reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/doc106?OpenForm&view=rwlusppublished&po=72&cc=tur&offset=0&hits=50&sortby=rwpubdate&sortdirection=descending