543rd GPC Earthquake Support
Earthquakes are usually caused when rock underground suddenly breaks along a fault. In 2021 there were at least 6 earthquakes in the United States that had a magnitude of 6.0 or higher.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reported that earthquake losses in the United States add up to about $4.4 billion dollars annually.
The 543rd provides a visual representation of the intensity of earthquakes to provide situational awareness for decision making to support DSCA Operations. The map to the right is an example of a product made in March 2020 of an earthquake that occurred in Idaho.
The 543rd utilizes shake map data that we obtain from the United States Geological Survey in order to create dashboards on ArcGIS Online.
The 543rd provides a visual representation of the intensity of earthquakes and volcano statuses through dashboards as shown to the right. On the right it shows live data to our Earthquake/Volcano dashboard that can be found on 543rd Earthquake Dashboard (arcgis.com)
For any geospatial assistance, please contact:
Email: usarmy.jbsa.arnorth.list.543rdendet@mail.mil
Phone: (210) 295-5316
