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The quake's epicentre was at the top of the South Island at a depth of 22 kilometres (14 miles), the USGS said. Fri, 24 Apr 2015 01:43:00 +0200 thepeninsulaqatar en thepeninsulaqatar-efcc41724ccc02cad7fd670303fa7b8c NaturalDisasters -43.5235 172.638 -41.3348 174.807 20150424014300 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11437514&ref=rss An earthquake on the alpine fault is likely to close all the Southern Alp road and rail passes, possibly for months, blocking critical lifelines to the West Coast, a researcher says. Dr Tom Robinson, a geological sciences researcher from University of Canterbury, studied the impact of an alpine fault quake for his doctoral thesis. Thu, 23 Apr 2015 09:38:00 +0200 nzherald en nzherald-70e84ca4ad6b2ba5b710c078caa50e71 NaturalDisasters -43.5235 172.638 -45.8836 170.474 -43.85918 169.022293 -43.6 170.1666667 -42.472439 171.206696 -44.700371 169.132401 -41.522461 173.965393 -42.716042 170.989395 -42.109249 171.852798 20150423093800 http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/176474-moderate-earthquake-rattles-new-zealand-capital A moderate 4.7-magnitude earthquake hit the New Zealand capital Wellington on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, rattling office blocks but causing no apparent damage. The quake's epicentre was at the top of the South Island at a depth of 22 kilometres (14 miles), the USGS said. Thu, 23 Apr 2015 05:56:00 +0200 naharnet-en en naharnet-en-b1d5115b0d42d6c010b7ff6e6fbf7e4c NaturalDisasters -43.5235 172.638 -41.3348 174.807 20150423055600 http://news.asiaone.com/news/singapore/lta-install-more-sensors-monitor-tremors TREMOR monitoring systems will be installed at 18 transport structures across the island, more than treble the number already monitored by earthquake sensors. While Singapore has been quake-free so far, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) explained that enhanced surveillance is required because of tremors from nearby quakes. Thu, 23 Apr 2015 05:09:00 +0200 AsiaOne en AsiaOne-d9ebd88b4fd3a4b3c37a323daa5172f8 NaturalDisasters 41.8955 12.4906 -41.3348 174.807 35.6831 139.809 35.2086 110.727 1.36100915482186 103.810788264244 20150423050900 http://news.asiaone.com/news/world/moderate-earthquake-rattles-new-zealand-capital WELLINGTON - A moderate 4.7-magnitude earthquake hit the New Zealand capital Wellington on Thursday, the US Geological Survey reported, rattling office blocks but causing no apparent damage. The quake's epicentre was at the top of the South Island at a depth of 22 kilometres (14 miles), the USGS said. Thu, 23 Apr 2015 04:24:00 +0200 AsiaOne en AsiaOne-ebbf3028db36bd7ee9e4d1f778f170b7 NaturalDisasters -43.5235 172.638 -41.3348 174.807 20150423042400 http://www.straitstimes.com/news/asia/australianew-zealand/story/moderate-47-magnitude-earthquake-rattles-new-zealand-capital-we WELLINGTON (AFP) - A moderate 4.7-magnitude earthquake hit the New Zealand capital Wellington on Thursday, the US Geological Survey reported, rattling office blocks but causing no apparent damage. The quake's epicentre was at the top of the South Island at a depth of 22 km, the USGS said. Thu, 23 Apr 2015 03:31:00 +0200 straitstimesSG en straitstimesSG-36595fbc2a3b743f106385f1fd0de72d NaturalDisasters -41.3348 174.807 20150423033100 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/5-1-magnitude-earthquake-shakes-wellington-nelson-seddon-new-zealand-1497882 New Zealand has been hit by a series of earthquakes in recent years REUTERS TV. A 5.1 magnitude earthquake has struck near Seddon, in the south island of New Zealand, shaking buildings around the middle of the country. More than 1,900 people, from Blenheim and Nelson to Palmerston North and New Plymouth, have reported feeling the shake. Thu, 23 Apr 2015 01:55:00 +0200 ibtimes-uk en ibtimes-uk-3eac213d1fb7e0b471d7631d9d0cc6a0 NaturalDisasters 52.2449 21.0119 51.4879 -0.177998 -41.3348 174.807 20150423015500 http://www.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/dr20150423-alpine-fault-earthquake-in-new-zealand-will-produce-challenges A New Zealand geological sciences researcher says an alpine fault earthquake is likely to be markedly different to the Canterbury, New Zealand earthquakes, with infrastructure losses potentially exposing the regional economy rather than the concentrated building losses seen in Christchurch in 2010 and 2011. Thu, 23 Apr 2015 01:54:00 +0200 homelandsecuritynewswire en homelandsecuritynewswire-da864bfdd11d37b839730bf774238701 NaturalDisasters -43.5235 172.638 -43.85918 169.022293 -43.6 170.1666667 -42.472439 171.206696 -44.700371 169.132401 -41.522461 173.965393 -45.8836 170.474 -42.716042 170.989395 -42.109249 171.852798 20150423015400 http://phys.org/news/2015-04-earthquake-potential-history.html Seismogram being recorded by a seismograph at the Weston Observatory in Massachusetts, USA. Credit: Wikipedia. It may seem unlikely that a large earthquake would take place hundreds of kilometers away from a tectonic plate boundary, in areas with low levels of strain on the crust from tectonic motion. Wed, 22 Apr 2015 17:40:00 +0200 phys en phys-d365a726edfcbfe43deaa42e45765b7a NaturalDisasters 4.63022 -74.080513 -41.3348 174.807 34.1607 -118.138724 63.158333 -149.43 28.5687 77.2168 35.2086 110.727 42.276940250017 -71.8398719201185 37.128361 -104.856598 20150422174000 http://news.asiaone.com/news/malaysia/offering-wrong-aid-disaster GARY Domingo from the Philippines Foreign Ministry has a cheeky but effective response to those wanting to give unsolicited and non-priority aid during a disaster amid all the chaos. "Love is nice but we prefer cash," he tells concerned groups who want to go down to the ground and offer love, care, healing or other unnecessary forms of aid. Sun, 19 Apr 2015 04:11:00 +0200 AsiaOne en AsiaOne-5f9d98405c61e143e256d2e0781dbd87 NaturalDisasters Echo 14.6096 121.006 -43.5235 172.638 -17.7404 168.321 3.15021 101.708 20150419041100 http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2015/04/19/Offering-the-wrong-aid-in-a-disaster-It-is-vital-to-manage-such-situations-properly-including-unsoli/ “Love is nice but we prefer cash,” he tells concerned groups who want to go down to the ground and offer love, care, healing or other unnecessary forms of aid. Philippines has had its share of natural disasters such as the deadly Typhoon Haiyan in November 2013, which snatched 6,300 lives, and the.... Sun, 19 Apr 2015 04:00:00 +0200 thestar-my en thestar-my-b1878381c8d26d217cf8da60383f3eee NaturalDisasters Echo 14.6096 121.006 -43.5235 172.638 -17.7404 168.321 3.15021 101.708 20150419040000 http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/67799508/face-of-christchurch-earthquakes-dr-mark-quigley-leaving-town.html Famed earthquake scientist Mark Quigley is moving to Australia. Quigley, who is the University of Canterbury's Associate Professor in active tectonics and geomorphology, has accepted a position as an associate professor at the University of Melbourne . "They reached out and basically offered me something out of the blue," he said. Thu, 16 Apr 2015 19:36:00 +0200 Stuff en Stuff-f30bed0b45c155ad0a3824cc71ebdfe4 NaturalDisasters -43.5235 172.638 -25.434521 141.885406 -37.853 145.075 20150416193600 http://thejakartaglobe.beritasatu.com/international/japan-buries-dolphins-mass-beaching/ Tokyo . Japanese officials were burying several more dolphins on Monday as researchers tried to work out why scores of the animals beached themselves last week. Eight melon-headed whales, a species of dolphin, were found washed up along the coast at Hokota, around 100 kilometers from Tokyo. Tue, 14 Apr 2015 07:03:00 +0200 thejakartaglobe en thejakartaglobe-11d099ca59ce6004fbe90ffbbfc7ad32 NaturalDisasters UNbodies Whaling 36.190151 140.557098 -41.3348 174.807 35.6831 139.809 20150414070300 http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2015/04/14/2003615917 Japanese officials were burying several more dolphins yesterday as researchers tried to work out why scores of the animals beached themselves last week. Eight melon-headed whales, a species of dolphin, were found washed up along the coast at Hokota, about 100km from Tokyo. Mon, 13 Apr 2015 19:18:00 +0200 taipeitimes en taipeitimes-c782f011d55d3d484360858732b826ac UNbodies Whaling NaturalDisasters 36.190151 140.557098 -41.3348 174.807 35.6831 139.809 20150413191800 http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/04/13/dolphins-mystery-mass-japanese-dolphin-deaths-trigger-earthquake_n_7054800.html?utm_hp_ref=uk&ir=UK A mass beaching of up to 150 dolphins on the Japanese coast has fuelled fears an earthquake could be imminent. Frantic efforts to save the melon-headed whales or blackfish – both species of dolphin - were in vain and most of the animals died on the shore of Ibaraki prefecture on Friday. Mon, 13 Apr 2015 17:12:00 +0200 huffingtonpost-uk-en en huffingtonpost-uk-en-1c5a8bd7f40a6e01cec3d11415f94589 Whaling NaturalDisasters -41.3348 174.807 36.066151 140.529099 20150413171200 http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/more-dolphins-buried-after-mass-beaching-on-ibaraki-coast TOKYO. Japanese officials were burying several more dolphins on Monday as researchers tried to work out why scores of the animals beached themselves last week. Eight melon-headed whales, a species of dolphin, were found washed up along the coast at Hokota, Ibaraki Prefecture. Mon, 13 Apr 2015 09:23:00 +0200 japantoday en japantoday-1cc11c67ee978c19d7d979857fd43dd0 Whaling NaturalDisasters UNbodies 36.190151 140.557098 -41.3348 174.807 35.6831 139.809 20150413092300 http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asia/527027/japan-buries-more-dolphins-after-mass-beaching Eight melon-headed whales, a species of dolphin, were found washed up along the coast at Hokota, around 100 kilometres from Tokyo. A city official said the dolphins were probably part of the original herd that rescuers had taken back out to sea. "Unfortunately they are all dead, so we will bury the bodies this afternoon," the official told AFP. Mon, 13 Apr 2015 08:27:00 +0200 BangkokPost en BangkokPost-2b1cf7fc8cb1b87cc970064201ab2d47 Whaling NaturalDisasters UNbodies 36.190151 140.557098 -41.3348 174.807 35.6831 139.809 20150413082700 http://news.asiaone.com/news/asia/japan-buries-more-dolphins-after-mass-beaching TOKYO - Japanese officials were burying several more dolphins on Monday as researchers tried to work out why scores of the animals beached themselves last week. Eight melon-headed whales, a species of dolphin, were found washed up along the coast at Hokota, around 100 kilometres (60 miles) from Tokyo. Mon, 13 Apr 2015 08:10:00 +0200 AsiaOne en AsiaOne-2ea46b7607cd4071d279e0b27cec4ba5 Whaling NaturalDisasters UNbodies 36.190151 140.557098 -41.3348 174.807 35.6831 139.809 20150413081000 http://www.focus-fen.net/./news/2015/04/13/369357/japan-buries-more-dolphins-after-mass-beaching.html Tokyo. Japanese officials were burying several more dolphins on Monday as researchers tried to work out why scores of the animals beached themselves last week, AFP reports. Eight melon-headed whales, a species of dolphin, were found washed up along the coast at Hokota, around 100 kilometres (60 miles) from Tokyo. Mon, 13 Apr 2015 08:02:00 +0200 focus-news-en en focus-news-en-8167bdd39e0d25d5cb2cc146a4cfc9af Whaling NaturalDisasters UNbodies 36.190151 140.557098 -41.3348 174.807 35.6831 139.809 20150413080200 http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/world/asia/article4409007.ece The unexplained deaths of scores of dolphins in Japan have provoked anxious speculation that the country faces another massive earthquake. More than 156 melon-headed whales, actually a species of dolphin, became stranded on the coast of Ibaraki prefecture. About 50 beached a week before the 2011 tsunami, which killed 18,500 people. Sun, 12 Apr 2015 22:09:00 +0200 thetimes en thetimes-73610ad6b1fa8ed8e8076dae0b5d51db NaturalDisasters Whaling -43.5235 172.638 36.3093283039606 140.320327581102 20150412220900 http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1764308/japan-whales-mass-beaching-stokes-unsupported-fears-coming-earthquake The mass beaching of more than 150 melon-headed whales on Japan's shores has fuelled fears of a repeat of a seemingly unrelated event in the country - the devastating 2011 undersea earthquake that killed around 19,000 people. Despite a lack of scientific evidence linking the two events, a flurry of.... Sun, 12 Apr 2015 03:14:00 +0200 scmp en scmp-6762e71e55ec407a0ba3b31df2ff8cc2 NaturalDisasters ManMadeDisasters -43.5235 172.638 39.465328 141.945496 20150412031400 http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/mass-beaching-fuels-fears-of-imminent-quake TOKYO. The mass beaching of more than 150 melon-headed whales on Japan’s shores has fueled fears of a repeat of a seemingly unrelated event in the country—the devastating 2011 undersea earthquake that killed around 19,000 people. Despite a lack of scientific evidence linking the two events, a flurry.... Sun, 12 Apr 2015 01:21:00 +0200 japantoday en japantoday-795b8bf30fffca90e860d118d45ed39d NaturalDisasters ManMadeDisasters 36.190151 140.557098 -41.3348 174.807 39.465328 141.945496 35.6831 139.809 20150412012100 http://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/mass-beaching-fuels-unscientific-japan-quake-fears-76951 The mass beaching of more than 150 melon-headed whales on Japan's shores has fuelled fears of a repeat of a seemingly unrelated event in the country -- the devastating 2011 undersea earthquake that killed around 19,000 people. Despite a lack of scientific evidence linking the two events, a flurry of.... Sat, 11 Apr 2015 20:47:00 +0200 thedailystarBD en thedailystarBD-24616d46a1d5cb163e60df196158181a ManMadeDisasters NaturalDisasters -43.5235 172.638 39.465328 141.945496 20150411204700 http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2015/04/12/2003615760 The mass beaching of more than 150 melon-headed whales on Japanese neaches has fueled fears of a repeat of a seemingly unrelated event in the nation — the devastating 2011 undersea earthquake that killed about 19,000 people in the ensuing tsunami. Despite a lack of scientific evidence linking the.... Sat, 11 Apr 2015 20:00:00 +0200 taipeitimes en taipeitimes-549341c2f25a5500e7adcc9b1b13527c ManMadeDisasters NaturalDisasters -43.5235 172.638 39.465328 141.945496 20150411200000 http://gulfnews.com/news/asia/japan/mass-beaching-of-whales-fuels-japan-quake-fears-1.1490056 Tokyo: The mass beaching of more than 150 melon-headed whales on Japan’s shores has fuelled fears of a repeat of a seemingly unrelated event in the country — the devastating 2011 undersea earthquake that killed around 19,000 people. Despite a lack of scientific evidence linking the two events, a.... Sat, 11 Apr 2015 19:47:00 +0200 gulfnews en gulfnews-d1ab5a0fee855a3a2f0d89c62b34bc7d ManMadeDisasters NaturalDisasters -41.3348 174.807 39.465328 141.945496 35.6831 139.809 20150411194700 http://phys.org/news/2015-04-mass-beaching-fuels-unscientific-japan.html Local government officers stand beside melon-headed whales washed up on the shore of Hokota, northeast of Tokyo, April 10, 2015. The mass beaching of more than 150 melon-headed whales on Japan's shores has fuelled fears of a repeat of a seemingly unrelated event in the country—the devastating 2011.... Sat, 11 Apr 2015 17:39:00 +0200 phys en phys-e70ab9acb9193432944d100d3f322980 ManMadeDisasters NaturalDisasters 36.190151 140.557098 -41.3348 174.807 39.465328 141.945496 35.6831 139.809 20150411173900 http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/468298/scitech/science/mass-beaching-fuels-unscientific-japan-quake-fears TOKYO, Japan - The mass beaching of more than 150 melon-headed whales on Japan's shores has fueled fears of a repeat of a seemingly unrelated event in the country -- the devastating 2011 undersea earthquake that killed around 19,000 people. Despite a lack of scientific evidence linking the two.... Sat, 11 Apr 2015 17:16:00 +0200 gmanews en gmanews-e9e27790a635ecf6b84222290bc8e84c ManMadeDisasters NaturalDisasters -41.3348 174.807 39.465328 141.945496 35.6831 139.809 20150411171600 http://sputniknews.com/art_living/20150411/1020755323.html The mass beaching of more than 150 melon-headed whales on Japan's shores has triggered fear of a repeat devastating earthquake that killed 19,000 people in 2011 in Japan. Despite a lack of scientific evidence linking the two events, a burst of online commentators have pointed to the appearance of.... Sat, 11 Apr 2015 15:20:00 +0200 rian-en en rian-en-4e7b2447efdf058ac490f74f20a1afc0 ManMadeDisasters NaturalDisasters -43.5235 172.638 35.6831 139.809 20150411152000 http://www.ibtimes.co.in/japan-dolphin-beaching-sign-tsunami-earthquake-say-twitterati-fearing-2011-like-disaster-628880 After 150 melon-headed whales, also known as electra dolphins, were beached in Japan on Friday, many netizens are seeing the incident as an ominous sign of a tsunami similar to the 2011 disaster. Local residents try to save melon-headed dolphins stranded on the coast in Hokota, northeast of Tokyo, in this photo taken by Kyodo April 10, 2015. Sat, 11 Apr 2015 12:49:00 +0200 ibtimes-in en ibtimes-in-d2473e73853f8cc36c49a943e5ff1bfb NaturalDisasters 36.190151 140.557098 -41.3348 174.807 35.6831 139.809 20150411124900 http://thepeninsulaqatar.com/news/asia/331771/mass-beaching-fuels-unscientific-japan-quake-fears Tokyo--The mass beaching of more than 150 melon-headed whales on Japan's shores has fuelled fears of a repeat of a seemingly unrelated event in the country -- the devastating 2011 undersea earthquake that killed around 19,000 people. Despite a lack of scientific evidence linking the two events, a.... Sat, 11 Apr 2015 11:30:00 +0200 thepeninsulaqatar en thepeninsulaqatar-4d5f043f8f0fd8cea13c5c3ef070a799 ManMadeDisasters NaturalDisasters -43.5235 172.638 35.6831 139.809 20150411113000 http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/2015-04-11/mass-beaching-of-melonheaded-whales-in-japan-sparks-unscientific-fears-of-underwater-earthquake/1435810 The mass beaching of more than 150 melon-headed whales on Japan's shores has fuelled fears of a repeat of a seemingly unrelated event in the country - the devastating 2011 undersea earthquake that unleashed a tsunami and triggered a nuclear disaster. Despite a lack of scientific evidence linking the.... Sat, 11 Apr 2015 10:55:00 +0200 radioaustralia en radioaustralia-2638160de14e09bc846f600ccdbe292c ManMadeDisasters NaturalDisasters -43.5235 172.638 39.465328 141.945496 20150411105500 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-04-11/mass-whale-beaching-fuels-unscientific-japan-quake-fears/6386108 Mass beaching of melon-headed whales in Japan sparks 'unscientific' fears of underwater earthquake. Posted April 11, 2015 18:05:38. The mass beaching of more than 150 melon-headed whales on Japan's shores has fuelled fears of a repeat of a seemingly unrelated event in the country - the devastating.... Sat, 11 Apr 2015 10:37:00 +0200 abc-au en abc-au-61eecca17780ad481cb42dd701dc7d5d ManMadeDisasters NaturalDisasters -43.5235 172.638 39.465328 141.945496 20150411103700 http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/world/525603/mass-beaching-fuels-unscientific-japan-quake-fears Despite a lack of scientific evidence linking the two events, a flurry of online commentators have pointed to the appearance of around 50 melon-headed whales -- a species that is a member of the dolphin family -- on Japan's beaches six days prior to the monster quake, which unleashed a towering tsunami and triggered a nuclear disaster. Sat, 11 Apr 2015 10:29:00 +0200 BangkokPost en BangkokPost-f84d9ffd19d2b6eabe224c8768dd932e ManMadeDisasters NaturalDisasters -43.5235 172.638 39.465328 141.945496 20150411102900 http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/2015-04-11/mass-beaching-of-melonheaded-whales-in-japan-sparks-unscientific-fears-of-underwater-earthquake/1435810 The mass beaching of more than 150 melon-headed whales on Japan's shores has fuelled fears of a repeat of a seemingly unrelated event in the country - the devastating 2011 undersea earthquake that unleashed a tsunami and triggered a nuclear disaster. Despite a lack of scientific evidence linking the.... Sat, 11 Apr 2015 10:28:00 +0200 radioaustralianews en radioaustralianews-2638160de14e09bc846f600ccdbe292c ManMadeDisasters NaturalDisasters -43.5235 172.638 39.465328 141.945496 20150411102800 http://news.asiaone.com/news/asia/mass-beaching-fuels-unscientific-japan-quake-fears TOKYO - The mass beaching of more than 150 melon-headed whales on Japan's shores has fuelled fears of a repeat of a seemingly unrelated event in the country - the devastating 2011 undersea earthquake that killed around 19,000 people. Despite a lack of scientific evidence linking the two events, a.... Sat, 11 Apr 2015 08:41:00 +0200 AsiaOne en AsiaOne-ba72c9235639caa125cf397b0bef88a2 ManMadeDisasters NaturalDisasters -41.3348 174.807 39.465328 141.945496 35.6831 139.809 20150411084100 http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/916204.shtml Australia's ability to respond to humanitarian disasters has greatly increased after Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced on Friday the purchase of two additional Boeing strategic lift aircraft. The acquisition of the latest pair of C-17A Globemaster III aircraft brings the number in the Royal Australian Air Force's ( RAAF's) possession to eight. Fri, 10 Apr 2015 05:51:00 +0200 globaltimes en globaltimes-b982b3b727e5c3f144f101478a37f645 AirTransport NaturalDisasters -43.5235 172.638 35.6831 139.809 -17.7404 168.321 -27.636789 152.701599 38.9051 -77.0162 -25.32029 152.561295 -27.4539 153.027 20150410055100 http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/67632595/Insurance-premiums-rise Motor insurance appears to have become better value, but house insurance has become worse. Insurance Council figures just released for the year to September 2014 show the trend in the "loss ratio" of the different insurance types which householders are exposed to. Tue, 07 Apr 2015 05:08:00 +0200 Stuff en Stuff-c6f756dac2a8618b6da6228e1362514c NaturalDisasters Consumers -41.3348 174.807 51.4879 -0.177998 20150407050800 http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/south-pacific/67556823/Earthquakes-rattle-Samoa-Tonga A series of strong earthquakes struck off the neighbouring South Pacific Ocean states of Samoa and Tonga on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, just hours after a major tremor rattled Papua New Guinea to the west. A number of 6.8 magnitude quakes struck southwest of the Samoan capital Apia, in.... Mon, 30 Mar 2015 11:45:00 +0200 Stuff en Stuff-59d1ed0b9e9fc3da38caa06179edb041 NaturalDisasters -41.3348 174.807 -21.136 -175.216 -4.35038 152.273102 -13.6154146863405 -172.443074887285 -4.196161 152.172962 20150330114500 http://news.sky.com/story/1455174/second-quake-as-major-tremor-hits-pacific An earthquake of 6.8 magnitude has struck off Samoa in the Pacific Ocean just hours after a major tremor rattled nearby Papua New Guinea. The epicentre of the second quake was 77 miles (124km) west-southwest of the capital Apia, at a depth of 72.2 miles. Mon, 30 Mar 2015 11:11:00 +0200 skynews en skynews-2791cfc2b4b46d6bbbf5b35291f5eba0 NaturalDisasters 55.076038 98.841682 -13.6154146863405 -172.443074887285 -0.229498 -78.5243 -80.4089766027397 21.4758574737051 -6.18287 106.829 14.6449445866494 -90.4946642899254 -35.3499 149.042 35.2086 110.727 41.59642 -72.662582 -33.475 -70.6475 14.6096 121.006 4.63022 -74.080513 19.6002375848274 -155.519725680109 -12.0824 -77.0454 35.6831 139.809 9.97113150118843 -84.1967472156257 19.3395004253507 -99.6272668409776 -4.35038 152.273102 9.02150442757426 -79.1031930917412 51.4879 -0.177998 -4.196161 152.172962 20150330111100 http://phys.org/news/2015-03-tsunami-issued-pacific-earthquake.html Credit: Tiago Fioreze / Wikipedia. A powerful earthquake rattled the South Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea on Monday, prompting officials to issue a tsunami warning for vast swathes of the Pacific and as far north as Russia. The magnitude-7.7 earthquake struck at a depth of 65 kilometers (40.... Mon, 30 Mar 2015 09:50:00 +0200 phys en phys-28bf61bacf1d2a8c5302e3a11cbe644e NaturalDisasters -41.3348 174.807 48.581051 -109.031502 -80.4089766027397 21.4758574737051 -6.18287 106.829 14.6449445866494 -90.4946642899254 35.2086 110.727 -35.3499 149.042 55.7388 37.6665 -33.475 -70.6475 14.6096 121.006 4.63022 -74.080513 19.6002375848274 -155.519725680109 -12.0824 -77.0454 35.6831 139.809 9.97113150118843 -84.1967472156257 -2.712743 -80.295219 19.3395004253507 -99.6272668409776 -4.35038 152.273102 9.02150442757426 -79.1031930917412 39.292488 66.031189 51.1894 71.4321 64.1812 -51.73 37.483889 -94.641667 -4.196161 152.172962 20150330095000 http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/tsunami-warning-issued-for-parts-of-pacific-after-earthquake/articleshow/46741688.cms for vast swathes of the Pacific and as far north as Russia. The magnitude-7.7 earthquake struck at a depth of 65 kilometers (40 miles), about 50 kilometers (30 miles) southeast of the town of Kokopo in northeastern Papua New Guinea, the U.S. Geological Survey said. Mon, 30 Mar 2015 07:53:00 +0200 economictimes en economictimes-3f4e2bec00db43bf319b244e3a38a80d NaturalDisasters -41.3348 174.807 -0.229498 -78.5243 -80.4089766027397 21.4758574737051 -6.18287 106.829 14.6449445866494 -90.4946642899254 -35.3499 149.042 35.2086 110.727 55.7388 37.6665 -33.475 -70.6475 14.6096 121.006 4.63022 -74.080513 -12.0824 -77.0454 35.6831 139.809 9.97113150118843 -84.1967472156257 19.3395004253507 -99.6272668409776 -4.35038 152.273102 9.02150442757426 -79.1031930917412 -4.196161 152.172962 20150330075300 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11425325&ref=rss No Kiwis are thought to have been affected by a large magnitude 7.6 earthquake off the the coast of Papua New Guinea. The 33km-deep quake struck about 50km southeast of Kokopo, in the northeastern New Britain region, at 12.49pm NZT today. A spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.... Mon, 30 Mar 2015 07:52:00 +0200 nzherald en nzherald-15d08078ea6141241cecf4e0bf6a0687 NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 -41.3348 174.807 35.6831 139.809 -4.35038 152.273102 51.4879 -0.177998 -35.3499 149.042 20150330075200