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.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/dr20180523-big-tsunami-in-the-caribbeans“Before 2004, we thought an earthquake of about 8.0 was about right for the largest we might see in the Caribbean, based on the history of earthquakes there and the length and motion of the faults,” said Christa von Hillebrandt-Andrade of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA.Wed, 23 May 2018 00:06:00 +0200homelandsecuritynewswire-992cc0cab384319265564408e63c3709homelandsecuritynewswireen18.3988 -66.0685NaturalDisastersUNbodiesUNESCO20180523000600http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/world/5-3-magnitude-quake-hits-japan/285472.html. The quake struck Chiba, east of Tokyo in the Kanto region at a depth of 50 km around 12.12 p.m., according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). Indo-Asian News Service Tokyo, Publish Date: May 17 2018 10:17AM | Updated Date: May 17 2018 10:17AM Representational Image An earthquake measuring 5.Thu, 17 May 2018 08:19:00 +0200greaterkashmir-f760102a58dd5e69376649cf0de26fbegreaterkashmiren35.6831 139.809NaturalDisastersNawaz SharifMeteorological AgencyIndo-Asian News Service20180517081900http://www.terradaily.com/reports/How_large_can_a_tsunami_be_in_the_Caribbean_999.htmlThe 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami has researchers reevaluating whether a magnitude 9.0 megathrust earthquake and resulting tsunami might also be a likely risk for the Caribbean region, seismologists reported at the SSA 2018 Annual Meeting. "Before 2004, we thought an earthquake of about 8.Thu, 17 May 2018 06:42:00 +0200terradaily-d18bc2d7f92046ea03a646a72c1d262dterradailyen18.3988 -66.0685UNbodiesNaturalDisastersUNESCOAnnual Meeting20180517064200http://www.sciencenewsline.com/news/2018051616110064.htmlThe 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami has researchers reevaluating whether a magnitude 9.0 megathrust earthquake and resulting tsunami might also be a likely risk for the Caribbean region, seismologists reported at the SSA 2018 Annual Meeting. "Before 2004, we thought an earthquake of about 8.Wed, 16 May 2018 22:08:00 +0200sciencenewsline-3f3d486a5b933b1ab93512c9fb5b2cb6sciencenewslineen18.364391 -66.561529UNbodiesNaturalDisastersUNESCOAnnual Meeting20180516220800https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180516102302.htm"Before 2004, we thought an earthquake of about 8.0 was about right for the largest we might see in the Caribbean, based on the history of earthquakes there and the length and motion of the faults," said Christa von Hillebrandt-Andrade of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).Wed, 16 May 2018 17:37:00 +0200sciencedaily-21bac297893826a963862ee1f2084cbcsciencedailyen18.364391 -66.561529UNbodiesNaturalDisastersUNESCOAnnual Meeting20180516173700https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-05/ssoa-hlc051618.phpThe 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami has researchers reevaluating whether a magnitude 9.0 megathrust earthquake and resulting tsunami might also be a likely risk for the Caribbean region, seismologists reported at the SSA 2018 Annual Meeting. "Before 2004, we thought an earthquake of about 8.Wed, 16 May 2018 16:49:00 +0200eurekalert-2fd3ac6e95ab4fd2b9643147fce2e61ceurekalerten18.364391 -66.561529UNbodiesNaturalDisastersUNESCOAnnual Meeting20180516164900https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/apxmagnitude-5-3-quake-rattles-panama-no-damage-reported/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_allPanama has been rattled by a moderate magnitude 5.3 earthquake, but officials say there are no immediate reports of damage or injuries. PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama has been rattled by a moderate magnitude 5.3 earthquake, but officials say there are no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The U.S.Thu, 14 Jun 2018 03:41:00 +0200seattletimes-e8b38e7722281553acbb30448ebf55feseattletimesen9.002879 -79.51722NaturalDisastersCivilProtectionU.S. Geological SurveyJose Donderis20180614034100