39900 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.dw.com/en/powerful-earthquake-hits-off-papua-new-guinea/a-36811200The magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck east of Taron, New Ireland, on Saturday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported. The US Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) issued a tsunami threat warning for regions closer to the epicenter, including Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, the Solomon Islands, Pohnpei, Chuuk, Nauru, Kosrae and Vanuatu.Sun, 18 Dec 2016 05:09:00 +0100deutschewelle-en-43d5a7cec881cff2c2f2065e9175afb520161218050900http://www.piratefm.co.uk/news/world-news/2178925/earthquake-strikes-off-papua-new-guinea-coast/A magnitude 7.9 earthquake has struck off the east coast of Papua New Guinea. The quake was 61 miles deep with its epicentre 29 miles to the east of Taron on Saturday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. Strong aftershocks hit the area of the original quake within the space of an hour, with the USGS reporting 5.Sun, 18 Dec 2016 05:05:00 +0100piratefm-3afce8086990b7209ab5a1a78c659ac220161218050500http://www.deperu.com/noticias/levantan-la-alerta-de-tsunami-tras-el-sismo-cerca-de-papua-nueva-guinea-75819.htmlUn terremoto de magnitud 7,9 cerca de Papúa Nueva Guinea hizo temer este sábado un tsunami, pero la alerta se retiró después, anunció el Centro de Alerta de Tsunamis del Pacífico (PTWC, por sus siglas en inglés). El PTWC había estimado que el temblor podía generar olas de entre uno y tres metros de....Sun, 18 Dec 2016 05:01:00 +0100deperu-cbd30ea1d34519490a947bc958df358f20161218050100http://www.ideal.es/internacional/201612/17/alerta-tsunami-tras-seismo-20161217132404-rc.htmlEl Centro de Alerta de Tsunami del Pacífico (PTWC, por sus siglas en inglés) suspendió este sábado su alerta de tsunami anunciada unas horas antes debido al seísmo de magnitud 7,9 que se había registrado en el noreste de Papúa Nueva Guinea. "Según los datos disponibles, la amenaza de tsunami para....Sun, 18 Dec 2016 05:01:00 +0100ideal-e4a71ffc587e0c22a8aa674f19ce0d4420161218050100