DHA-GENEVA 94/0222

INDIA - FLOODS
DHA-GENEVA INFORMATION REPORT NO.1
24 JUNE 1994

SITUATION

1.UN/DHA RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE PROVIDES FOLLOWING INFORMATION ON TORRENTIAL RAINS AFFECTING THE STATES OF ASSAM, GOA, KERALA AND GUJARAT AS THE ANNUAL MONSOON SWEEPS THE COUNTRY.

DHA-GENEVA 94/0216

IRAN - EARTHQUAKE
DHA-GENEVA INFORMATION REPORT NO.1
21 JUNE 1994

1. A STRONG EARTHQUAKE HIT SOUTHERN IRAN ON MONDAY, 20 JUNE 1994 AT 1:40 PM (9.10 GMT). EPICENTRE: 29.2 DEGREES LATITUDE NORTH, 52.5 DEGREES LONGITUDE EAST (35 MILES SOUTH OF SHIRAZ, CAPITAL OF FARS PROVINCE), DEPTH SHALLOW, MAGNITUDE 6.0 ON RICHTER SCALE (ACCORDING TO US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY).

2. PRELIMINARY INFORMATION INDICATES THAT 2 PEOPLE WERE KILLED, MORE THAN 100 INJURED, AND DOZENS OF VILLAGES SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. A LANDSLIDE OCCURRED IN ZANJIRAN MOUNTAIN

DHA-GENEVA 94/0193
BOLIVIA - EARTHQUAKE
DHA-GENEVA INFORMATION REPORT NO.1
9 JUNE 1994

1. MAJOR AND DEEP EARTHQUAKE HIT BOLIVIA 200 MILES (320 KM) NORTH OF LA PAZ AT 00.33 HRS A.M. 9 JUNE GMT (20.33 HRS 8 JUNE LOCAL TIME). ACCORDING TO USGS, MAGNITUDE 7.5 TO 8 ON RICHTER SCALE, BUT DEPTH MORE THAN 600 KM. PRELIMINARY LOCATION OF HYPO-CENTRE: LATITUDE 13.7 DEGREES SOUTH, LONGITUDE 67.3 DEGREES WEST. THIS IS A SPARSELY POPULATED REGION IN THE AMAZONIAN JUNGLE, NOT FAR FROM SETTLEMENT OF SANTA ROSA DEL YACUMA.

2. DHA-GENEVA ALREADY IN CONTACT WITH

DHA-GENEVA 94/0187

INDONESIA - EARTHQUAKE/TSUNAMI
DHA-GENEVA INFORMATION REPORT NO. 1
4 JUNE 94

1. UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY HAS REPORTED THE OCCURRENCE OF EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 7.2 ON RICHTER SCALE, SOUTH OF JAVA ON 2 JUNE 94 AT 18.17HRS GMT: LATITUDE 10.2 DEGREES SOUTH, LONGITUDE 113.2 DEGREES EAST. AN AFTERSHOCK OF 6.5 ON RICHTER SCALE FOLLOWED ON 3 JUNE AT 21.07HRS GMT: LATITUDE 10.5 DEGREES SOUTH, LONGITUDE 113.5 DEGREES EAST.