4210 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 https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1055132/australia-earthquake-where-did-magnitude-6-strike-norfolk-island-ring-of-fireThe earthquake struck Norfolk Island, the United States Geological Survey confirmed. The quake had a depth of 10km (six miles) as it hit 681 km (423 miles) northeast of Norfolk Island. The island has only 1,750 people living on it and is located 1,412 km east of the Australian mainland. There have been no reports of damage or injuries so far.Fri, 07 Dec 2018 16:00:00 +0100express-9fa1e610feaf3b8bfd4b5b9fac4e7f6e20181207160000https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1053885/Pacific-Ring-of-Fire-2018-earthquake-activity-increase-Alaska-AnchorageEarthquake activity in Alaska caused extensive damage to Anchorage last week, and the city is still reeling. The huge magnitude 7 earthquake caused widespread damage in Alaska, cracking roads and prompting tsunami fears. Deaths in the state were avoided however, thanks to advanced earthquake preparedness.Fri, 07 Dec 2018 15:41:00 +0100express-cc8cd68d9d1a27a7a5a565843cd889e720181207154100https://www.polandsun.com/news/258519396/quake-in-new-caledonia-triggers-tsunami-alert-evacuationsA magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck off the east coasts of New Caledonia; The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said the powerful undersea quake triggers a tsunami alert; The quake also sparked emergency evacuations across a swathe of the South Pacific. NOUMEA, New Caledonia - A tsunami alert and....Thu, 06 Dec 2018 20:20:00 +0100polandsun-db14651e6b5b4a0e72ee3fdc497a9ed520181206202000https://www.irishsun.com/news/258519396/quake-in-new-caledonia-triggers-tsunami-alert-evacuationsA magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck off the east coasts of New Caledonia; The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said the powerful undersea quake triggers a tsunami alert; The quake also sparked emergency evacuations across a swathe of the South Pacific. NOUMEA, New Caledonia - A tsunami alert and....Thu, 06 Dec 2018 19:47:00 +0100irishsun-db14651e6b5b4a0e72ee3fdc497a9ed520181206194700