Seismic activity in Brava Island (2016-08-03)

Description

Activation time (UTC): 2016-08-03 18:06:00
Event time (UTC): 2016-08-01 12:00:00
Event type: Earthquake

Activation reason:
Increased seismic activity on Brava Island, Cape Verde, was observed the 01 August 2016. There were low intensity tremors felt in coastal areas. Authorities have evacuated 300 people from the island situated in the south of the Cape Verde archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean due to concerns of a volcanic eruption.

Reference products: 1
Delineation products: 0
Grading products: 0

Copernicus Emergency Management Service - Mapping is a service funded by European Commission aimed at providing actors in the management of natural and man-made disasters, in particular Civil Protection Authorities and Humanitarian Aid actors, with mapping products based on satellite imagery.

Contact

Email: jrc-ems-rapidmapping (at) ec.europa.eu

Contributors

European Commission, Joint Research Centre

https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en

How to cite

European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2016): Seismic activity in Brava Island (2016-08-03). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) [Dataset] PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/6b560faf-4c53-4bb1-9a4d-080f11d4a2cb

Keywords

Cape Verde CEMS Copernicus Copernicus Emergency Management Service Copernicus EMS Copernicus Service Earthquake Emergency Emergency Management EMSR172 Mapping Rapid Mapping Copernicus Emergency Management Service Rapid Mapping Activation CPV

Data access

Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping Activation [EMSR172]: Seismic activity in Brava Island (2016-08-03)

Use conditions: European Commission reuse notice
Access conditions: No limitations

URL

All maps produced in scope of this Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping activation downloadable as georeferenced PDFs, TIFFs and JPEGs together with relevant vector data (SHP, KML) as well.

Spatial coverage

GML

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GEO

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GEO

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Lineage information

No additional information

Additional information

Published by: European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Created date: 2021-04-23
Modified date: 2021-04-19
Issued date: 2016-08-03
Landing page: https://emergency.copernicus.eu/EMSR172
Language(s): English
Data theme(s): Regions and cities, Science and technology
Update frequency: unknown
Identifier: http://data.europa.eu/89h/6b560faf-4c53-4bb1-9a4d-080f11d4a2cb
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