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It was registered at 247km North Northwest from Port Vila, Vanuatu; 745km North....Mon, 19 Mar 2018 06:55:00 +0100fijitimes-1d465d9e97f1d3b80c763d0b75539f6cfijitimesen-18.1426 178.431NaturalDisasters20180319065500http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=438124Update: 6:03PM A 5.0 MAGNITUDE earthquake occurred in the Vanuatu region this afternoon. The Seismology Unit of the Department of Mineral Resources in Suva reported that the earthquake occurred at a depth of 10km at 4:51pm today. It was registered at 210km North from Luganville, Vanuatu; 474km North....Thu, 15 Mar 2018 07:25:00 +0100fijitimes-16022c0b6f282c95a40405d9ea90bd82fijitimesen-18.1426 178.431NaturalDisastersFiji Times20180315072500http://www.pireport.org/articles/2009/09/29/19-dead-after-tsunamis-sweep-samoas14 fatalities reported in American Samoa. HONOLULU (Pacific Islands Report, Sept. 29, 2009) – A radio station in American Samoa today reported 14 deaths from a series of five tsunamis that swept the U.S. territory after a 7.9 quake hit about 120 miles west of Pago Pago.Sun, 11 Mar 2018 21:45:00 +0100pidp-a90611adbeb48e47930b1da3488fe25apidpen19.286168728198 166.639288252638NaturalDisastersNews agencyWest Coast/Alaska Tsunami WarningVisitor CenterRadio New ZealandMike Reynolds20180311214500http://www.ibtimes.com/papua-new-guinea-earthquake-live-updates-no-tsunami-threat-79-magnitude-quake-2479133UPDATE: 3:05 a.m. EST — The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC), in its final alert , rescinded the tsunami threats following a 7.9-magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of Papua New Guinea at 4:30 a.m. UTC Sunday (11:30 p.m. EST). “The tsunami threat from this earthquake has now passed,” PTWC said.Wed, 28 Feb 2018 13:08:00 +0100ibtimes-431ae6d5f288540add91b0d64d516ecdibtimesen-13.2854915805501 -176.170736975708NaturalDisastersChris McKeeU.S. Geological SurveyUnited States Geological SurveyEmergencyPacific Tsunami Warning CenterThe Pacific Tsunami Warning Center20180228130800http://www.ibtimes.com/papua-new-guinea-earthquake-live-updates-tsunami-alert-issued-after-79-magnitude-2462143A computer graph at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center shows the area where an earthquake and tsunami warning was generated near Papua New Guinea, in Ewa Beach, Hawaii, Oct. 7, 2009. Photo: REUTERS/Hugh Gentry. UPDATE: 7:22 a.m. EST — The government of Fiji said Saturday there is no 'significant tsunami threat' to the country following the 7.Wed, 28 Feb 2018 13:08:00 +0100ibtimes-eafa019afec6020de1c57c3d84ec2154ibtimesen-35.3499 149.042NaturalDisastersCivilProtectionU.S. Geological SurveyEmergencyPacific Tsunami Warning CenterThe Pacific Tsunami Warning CenterNational Weather Service20180228130800http://www.pireport.org/articles/2017/05/09/earthquakes-recorded-vanuatu-guam-magnitude-68-52-respectivelyNo tsunamis; immediate reports of damage By Masako Watanabe. HAGÅTÑA, Guam (Pacific Daily News, May 10, 2017) – A magnitude 5.2 earthquake hit about 8 miles offshore of Yigo Wednesday, May 10. The earthquake was centered about 8 miles northeast of Yigo, at a depth of about 77 miles, according to the U.Wed, 21 Feb 2018 15:25:00 +0100pidp-8c04d9dcd103757e433310112393bd59pidpen13.4402033779116 144.776219013027NaturalDisastersU.S. Geological SurveyUS Geological SurveyPacific Tsunami Warning CenterThe Pacific Tsunami Warning CenterHomeland SecurityDaily News20180221152500http://oncenoticias.tv/index.php?modulo=interior&nota=8&dt=2018-03-08Los servicios de rescate siguen engrosando el número de víctimas mortales por el terremoto de la madrugada del pasado 26 de febrero, que llegó ya a cien con claras posibilidades de aumento. Mientras tanto la región del Pacífico sur enfrenta un nuevo fenómeno natural, el ciclón tropical Hola, que se....Thu, 08 Mar 2018 13:59:00 +0100oncenoticias-2a38f1b7b932372f914fcd03b7be93f3oncenoticiases-17.7404 168.321Still relief by earthquake in Papua new Guinea the number of fatalities came to a hundred and provide that the grow by: drawing-up eleven news' source: Notimex '08 - 03 - 2018 06:23:00Still relief by earthquake in Papua new Guinea the number of fatalities came to a hundred and provide that the grow by: drawing-up eleven news' source: Notimex '08 - 03 - 2018 06:23:00NaturalDisastersPeter O'NeilNotimexRadio New ZealandIsla Norte20180308135900http://www.notimex.gob.mx/ntxnotaLibre/501415Puerto Moresby, 8 Mar (Notimex).- Los servicios de rescate siguen engrosando el número de víctimas mortales por el terremoto de la madrugada del pasado 26 de febrero, que llegó ya a 100 con claras posibilidades de aumento. Mientras tanto la región del Pacífico sur enfrenta un nuevo fenómeno natural,....Thu, 08 Mar 2018 11:08:00 +0100notimex-2b07151546fc4d0bc0b85acf14de64a3notimexes-17.7404 168.321International rescue still tasks by earthquake in Papua new GuineaInternational rescue still tasks by earthquake in Papua new GuineaNaturalDisastersPeter O'NeilNotimexRadio New ZealandIsla Norte20180308110800http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/emergency/large-quake-strikes-near-vanuatu/A 7.6-magnitude earthquake has struck about 535km southeast of the Pacific nation of Vanuatu. The shallow quake was measured at a depth of about 10km. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre has issued a warning for areas close to the quake, although there was no Pacific-wide threat of a tsunami. Alexandra 95.Thu, 22 Mar 2018 22:51:00 +0100newstalkzb-ec0c00f99775928ed5eb87b0cb461c7enewstalkzben-17.7404 168.321NaturalDisastersPacific Tsunami Warning CentreThe Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre20180322225100https://reliefweb.int/report/vanuatu/change-mindset-vanuatu-it-becomes-climate-smart"With the accelerating rates of these slow onset disasters due to global warming, there is a strong need for a complete change in the mindset towards standardised and appropriate use of science-based climate information at different levels for resilient development." – Hon Ham Lini Vanuaroroa.Wed, 07 Mar 2018 06:32:00 +0100reliefWeb-b806e25062b50dbfa4969acf8d6f30dereliefWeben-35.3499 149.042AgricultureMARS-STATClimateActionClimateChangeEnvironmentNaturalDisastersEcologyHam LiniEnvironment ProgrammeGreen Climate Fund20180307063200