1089160 Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://www.ibtimes.com/seven-earthquakes-strike-pacific-northwest-coast-no-tsunami-threat-1947903?rel=latest4A series of earthquakes struck off the coast of the Pacific Northwest, scientists said late Monday. The quakes, ranging up to magnitude 5.9, did not trigger any tsunami threat, they said. The first earthquake, at magnitude 5.8, reportedly hit before midnight Sunday, followed by four other quakes.Tue, 02 Jun 2015 12:38:00 +0200ibtimes-0ff9ac1b0db25e81b200575a3d029ef420150602123800http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/recovery/AJ201506020084May 31, 2015. ISHINOMAKI, Miyagi Prefecture--After a more than four-year wait, the tsunami-hit JR Senseki Line in Miyagi Prefecture resumed full operation on May 30, and local residents were out in force to mark the occasion. May 29, 2015. HIGASHI-MATSUSHIMA, Miyagi Prefecture--Purple sea bells are....Tue, 02 Jun 2015 11:53:00 +0200ajw-ab4e3678c5f93be466e8b205d9092aa620150602115300http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/06/02/national/many-designated-disaster-hospitals-at-risk-of-being-cut-off-by-flooding/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+japantimes+%28The+Japan+Times%3A+All+Stories%29More than a quarter of the hospitals designated as special disaster facilities may not be able to accept patients if heavy rain inundates nearby streets, as they have no alternative means of access, according to a new government study. Of the 676 facilities designated as disaster hospitals as of April last year, 398, or 58.Tue, 02 Jun 2015 11:51:00 +0200japantimes-aca46797aa8dcf31f0dd89755657b44620150602115100http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3106704/String-earthquakes-reaching-magnitude-5-9-strike-Oregon-coast-experts-say-s-no-tsunami-danger.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490Five earthquakes ranging in magnitude up to 5.9 have struck off the coast of the Pacific Northwest, but they weren't strong enough to generate tsunamis, scientists said. The earthquakes were shallow, at 6 miles deep, often a signal of a dangerous quake.Tue, 02 Jun 2015 10:51:00 +0200dailymail-baefa64c4e6b48f0ee87f89ac12cce1720150602105100