299120 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.radioaustralia.net.au/international/2016-01-06/north-korea-earthquake-near-nuclear-test-site-south-suspects-explosion-at-punggyeri-facility/1532994A large tremor near North Korea's nuclear test facilities is suspected to be an explosion, South Korea's Yonhap news agency has reported. The website of the China Earthquake Network Centre also described it as a "suspected explosion". The US Geological Survey (USGS) put the tremor at magnitude 5.Wed, 06 Jan 2016 04:01:00 +0100radioaustralianews-6a110020cb642ea4c26fef4475a99e7720160106040100http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-01/06/c_134982109.htmBEIJING, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- A 4.9-magnitude earthquake jolted the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Wednesday morning, the China Earthquake Network Center (CENC) said. The tremor struck at 0130 GMT at a depth of 0 km, with its epicenter initially determined to be at 41.3 degrees north latitude and 129.Wed, 06 Jan 2016 04:01:00 +0100xinhuanet_en-6369d2b3c7974a2699d977d62cb6e59320160106040100http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-06/north-korea-earthquake-near-nuclear-test-site-could-be-blast/7070848: South suspects explosion at Punggye-ri facility. Updated January 06, 2016 13:55:20. A large tremor near North Korea's nuclear test facilities is suspected to be an explosion, South Korea's Yonhap news agency has reported. It added that the North is soon to make a special announcement.Wed, 06 Jan 2016 04:00:00 +0100abc-au-7d4560d6a69c61a8750e99dac6f0aab620160106040000http://mundo.sputniknews.com/asia/20160106/1055497073/terremoto-Islas-Marianas-Pacifico.htmlUn terremoto de 5,9 grados tuvo lugar junto a las Islas Marianas en la región occidental del Océano Pacífico, según informó este miércoles el Servicio Geológico de EEUU (USGS). Las sacudidas fueron reportadas a las 00.59 hora de Moscú, el epicentro se hallaba a 210 kilómetros al noroeste de la isla....Wed, 06 Jan 2016 04:00:00 +0100ruvr-sp-0830964efebd4d005e8abcfddf6c314f20160106040000