2622250 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.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2018/01/civil-defence-issues-warning-for-kiwi-boaties-following-us-quake.htmlCivil Defence is warning boaties there may be strong currents around New Zealand today following an earthquake in the United States. The 7.9 magnitude quake struck off the coast of Kodiak Island, Alaska, at 12:30am on Tuesday (local time). A tsunami warning was put in place for parts of the United States coastline and Canada.Wed, 24 Jan 2018 00:16:00 +0100newshub-0f02aab44464469b91cfd37569b13bcb20180124001600https://www.sltrib.com/news/nation-world/2018/01/23/undersea-quake-sends-alaskans-fleeing-from-feared-tsunami/Abdulai Salam and his daughter Mina at about 2:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018, wait for the all-clear at Homer High School during a tsunami alert for Homer, Alaska. The city of Homer issued an evacuation order for low-lying areas shortly after an earthquake hit.Wed, 24 Jan 2018 00:16:00 +0100sltrib-97a31cd1d64dac607fade33d3534a76420180124001600http://www.albayan.ae/one-world/overseas/2018-01-24-1.3168142هز زلزال عنيف بلغت قوته 7.9 درجات، جنوب شرقي تشينياك في آلاسكا، في الساعات الأولى من صباح أمس، على عمق عشرة كيلومترات، حسب ما أفادت هيئة المسح الجيولوجي الأميركية. وذكر مركز التحذير من أمواج المد العاتية (تسونامي) في الولايات المتحدة أن تحذيراً من وقوع تسونامي صدر في أجزاء من آلاسكا وكندا.Wed, 24 Jan 2018 00:14:00 +0100albayan-ccd0c123c944d885d53973ea46c4cdf720180124001400http://www.wbrc.com/story/37326196/undersea-quake-sends-alaskans-fleeing-from-feared-tsunamiAssociated Press. ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A powerful undersea earthquake sent Alaskans fumbling for suitcases and racing to evacuation centers in the middle of the night after a cellphone alert warned a tsunami could hit communities along the state's southern coast and parts of British Columbia.Wed, 24 Jan 2018 00:13:00 +0100wbrc-f538031553f6e766561771162f7e375320180124001300