497440GDACS EMM News Feed 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 Magnitude 7.3 earthquake hits near coast of Peru, triggering tsunami threathttp://www.dailynews.lk/2018/01/15/world/139900/magnitude-73-earthquake-hits-near-coast-peru-triggering-tsunami-threatAn earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 has hit off the coast of Peru, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). It triggered temporary tsunami warnings along the Peruvian coast. The quake struck 42 kilometers (26 miles) south-southwest of Acari at 9:18am GMT on Sunday, the USGS reported. The epicenter of the quake was about 12km deep.Wed, 17 Jan 2018 21:55:00 +0100dailynews-lk-11ff1f9fe1c951cffe8b94fd0304a6c620180117215500Esmeraldas se prepara para simulacro de tsunamihttp://www.ecuadorinmediato.com/index.php?module=Noticias&func=news_user_view&id=2818831333&umt=esmeraldas_se_prepara_para_simulacro_de_tsunamiSe realizará próximo 31 de enero para conmemorar sismo registrado en Ecuador, en 1906 El gobernador de Esmeraldas, Pablo Hadathy, tras una reunión con Ana Arévalo Villamarín, representante de la Secretaría de Gestión de Riesgo (SGR), manifestó que se prepara todo para el simulacro de tsunami que se realizará en la provincia, el próximo 31 de enero.Wed, 17 Jan 2018 21:11:00 +0100ecuadorinmediato-84cf02b241830f6ca67bf6fe1cfa9dd120180117211100British Virgin Islands: Funding approved to re-establish early warning systemhttps://reliefweb.int/report/british-virgin-islands/funding-approved-re-establish-early-warning-systemWednesday, January 17, 2018 – The Cabinet of the Virgin Islands has approved the expenditure of $442,000 to allow for the release of immediate funds to re-establish the National Early Warning System. Governor Augustus Jaspert said the Premier and Members of his Cabinet have met and received an....Wed, 17 Jan 2018 21:09:00 +0100reliefWeb-2b7051c0153f618d8cd35abbe2af02f720180117210900Papua New Guinea: Papua New Guinea: Volcanic Activity PNG Disaster Management Team Situation Update No. 6 (as of 15 January 2018)https://reliefweb.int/report/papua-new-guinea/papua-new-guinea-volcanic-activity-png-disaster-management-team-situation-5This update is produced by the PNG Disaster Management Team Secretariat in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It covers the period from 12 January 2018. The next update will be issued on or around 16 January 2018. Background. Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) Kadovar Island became active on 5 January 2018 with volcanic activity.Wed, 17 Jan 2018 17:06:00 +0100reliefWeb-950a31b6d454715461ba24c841eb081c20180117170600