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SHAKEOUT Amateur Radio Community Intensity Map

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The Amateur Radio Community Intensity Map plots "Did you feel it?" reports sent by radio operators with Winlink with CC: SHAKEOUT. It uses the report latitude and longitude for location.

⚠️ Note: ARCIM charts the data it receives from the Winlink DYFI CSV. However, Winlink seems to have a problem exporting PAT received reports. ARCIM can obviously not map any data that is missing in the CSV.

Teachable Moment: The bubble colors represent Mercalli intensities calculated in the Winlink form. Note that the USGS calculates Mercalli intensities for an area when there are at least 20 reports. The more reports submitted for a specific area, the more accurate and significant the intensity measurement becomes. Learn more about the USGS Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale and the difference between magnitude and intensity.

Amateur Radio Community Intensity Map (ARCIM) Presentation on RATPAC

Oliver K6OLI presents the results of the ARCIM and facilitates a lively discussion and sharing of experiences.

ShakeOut Instructions

SHAKEOUT Winlink DYFI Step-by-Step Instructions (English)

🗺️ Download the PDF for step-by-step instructions to have your DYFI report added to the SHAKEOUT map!

SHAKEOUT Amateurfunk Community Intensitätskarte - Leitfaden (Deutsch)

Lade den Leitfaden als PDF herunter.

DYFI Quick Instructions for Winlink USGS DYFI Forms

DYFI: SHAKEOUT

Please submit an exercise DYFI report for ShakeOut!

In Winlink Message > New Message > Select Template > Standard Templates > USGS > DYFI.txt

then

Select EXERCISE

ExerciseID: SHAKEOUT

Date: OCT 16, 2024

Time: 10:16

and

CC: SHAKEOUT

Amateur Radio Community Intensity Map by LAXNORTHEAST

DYFI reports with Cc: SHAKEOUT can be viewed at

https://www.laxnortheast.org/dashboards/shakeout

Usually updated within 24 hours.

This DYFI Amateur Radio Community Intensity Map is a project for hams by hams and provided courtesy of LAXNORTHEAST.

SHAKEOUT on 10/16 at 10:16

Shakeout Information

At 10:17 a.m. (local time) on 10/17, you can join millions of people across the world practicing earthquake safety.

Learn more at https://www.shakeout.org/

🎥 How to use the Amateur Radio Community Intensity Map - Updated on 10/1 ( 16 minutes )

Great ShakeOut Earthquake DrillsGreat ShakeOut Earthquake Drills help people in homes, schools, and organizations worldwide improve preparedness and practice how to be safe during earthquakes. Register to participate in your state or country's drill at www.ShakeOut.org.

Background: Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale

The Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale

Earthquake intensity measures how strongly the quake is felt and the damage it causes. The U.S. uses the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale, ranked with Roman numerals from light shaking to severe destruction. It's based on what people experience and observe, not on scientific measurements. Intensity is easier for non-scientists to understand than magnitude since it shows the effects in a specific area. Lower numbers describe how people feel the quake, while higher numbers indicate damage, especially to buildings.

It is important to remember that "Did you feel it?" reports are not damage reports for any given site, but are processed used in aggregate to ascertain damage over a given area.

Learn more about the USGS Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale.

Helpful ShakeOut Exercise Links for Volunteer Radio Groups by K6OLI

2023SHAKEOUT DYFI YouTube Instruction Video by K6OLI:

https://youtu.be/JTxDCjT0gXQ

Official USGS 2023SHAKEOUT Scenario Map is available here:

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/scenarios/eventpage/usshakeout2023_se/dyfi/intensity

This map shows all entries received and mapped by the US Geological Survey.