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://au.news.yahoo.com/powerful-6-6-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-off-vanuatu-232214004.htmlA 6.6 magnitude earthquake has struck off Vanuatu. The earthquake hit north of the island of Toga at about 7am local time Wednesday morning, according to Geosciences Australia. However, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reported the quake was a magnitude of 6.8. The centre advised “no action is required” as there’s no tsunami threat.Wed, 16 Jan 2019 00:45:00 +0100yahoo-au-03cd61cc037af4390fa16cc39732f32cyahoo-auen-17.7404 168.321NaturalDisastersScott MorrisonPacific Tsunami Warning Center20190116004500https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/6-6-magnitude-quake-rattles-vanuatu-119011600062_1.htmlAn earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter Scale struck the Islands. The quake struck 105 km west-northwest of Sola at around 6:06 pm (UTC) on Tuesday. The temblor was situated at a depth of 46.9 km, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).Tue, 15 Jan 2019 22:35:00 +0100business-standard-450613e4b3baf933b7ee8c3132fafcf6business-standarden-17.7404 168.321NaturalDisastersUnited States Geological Survey20190115223500https://www.india.com/news/world/6-6-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-pacific-ocean-off-vanuatu-no-casualties-reported-usgs-3528329/Port Vila: A 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck the Pacific Ocean off Vanuatu, said United States Geological Survey (USGS). There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The USGS put the preliminary magnitude at 6.6, down from an initial estimate of 6.8.Tue, 15 Jan 2019 20:53:00 +0100india-b9ebb71c17a4d585bfe991fec6782024indiaen-17.7404 168.321NaturalDisastersUnited States Geological SurveyPacific Tsunami Warning CenterThe Pacific Tsunami Warning Center20190115205300http://news.trust.org/item/20190115192551-6lnzjWELLINGTON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - An earthquake of 6.6 magnitude struck off the coast of Vanuatu in the Pacific ocean on Wednesday, at a depth of 46.9 km, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was no tsunami threat from the quake.Tue, 15 Jan 2019 20:51:00 +0100trust-e54d0655eba33d259b460da8181334d7trusten-17.7404 168.321NaturalDisastersU.S. Geological SurveyWilliam MacleanPacific Tsunami Warning CenterThe Pacific Tsunami Warning Center20190115205100https://www.staradvertiser.com/2019/01/15/breaking-news/strong-quake-strikes-off-of-vanuatu-does-not-pose-tsunami-threat-to-hawaii/A strong earthquake struck off the coast of Vanuatu this morning but does not pose a tsunami threat to Hawaii. The preliminary magnitude 6.6 quake struck at 8:06 a.m., 65.2 miles east-southeast of Sola, Torba, Vanuatu at a depth of 29.1 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.Tue, 15 Jan 2019 19:42:00 +0100HonululuAdvertiser-902863db0052bd878c38338a4304e001HonululuAdvertiseren-14.248041069968 167.509272371606NaturalDisastersU.S. Geological SurveyPacific Tsunami Warning Center20190115194200https://reliefweb.int/report/vanuatu/vanuatu-ambrym-volcano-earthquake-emergency-plan-action-final-report-n-mdrvu007A. Situation analysis. Description of the disaster. The volcanic activity at Ambrym continued at the level of major unrest since January 2018. Ambrym island hosts the entire population of approximately 7,286 people (2016 census), a volcanic island in Malampa province in the archipelago of Vanuatu (click here for map of the location).Fri, 28 Dec 2018 14:12:00 +0100reliefWeb-8bd4992f6f09312c4ce22de8335d5c9dreliefWeben-16.2692553362273 167.474343460501NaturalDisastersEmergency20181228141200https://www.telesurtv.net/news/nueva-caledonia-alerta-cancelan-tsunami-terremoto-20181205-0011.htmlEl Sistema de Alertas por Tsunami del Pacífico suspendió este miércoles la alerta por riesgo de tsunami emitida tras el terremoto de magnitud 7,5 en el este de Nueva Caledonia. En un comunicado divulgado por el organismo, se señaló que "en base a todos los datos disponibles, la amenaza de tsunami por este terremoto ha pasado".Fri, 28 Dec 2018 05:30:00 +0100telesurtv-e53d53d630fc251429cd03fc609496d3telesurtves47.458333 -96.883333Tsunami alert cancelled in new Caledonia after earthquakeTsunami alert cancelled in new Caledonia after earthquakeNaturalDisastersAnillo de Fuego20181228053000https://ec.europa.eu/echo/where/asia-and-pacific/pacific_enNatural disasters ranging from cyclones to floods, droughts and earthquakes frequently occur in the Pacific region. The pacific island countries (including Papua New Guinea, Fiji Islands, Solomon Islands, Cook Islands and Vanuatu) rank among the highest in the world in terms of numbers of casualties and people affected by disasters.Wed, 30 Jan 2019 04:25:00 +0100EC-24e8af5edce06b18300ef2c3425df290ECen-9.48177 147.184ClimateChangeNaturalDisastersCrisisResponseFloodingCivilProtectionEnvironmentEU-PacificCivil ProtectionFiji IslandsEuropean UnionEU20190130042500http://www.pireport.org/articles/2002/02/05/vanuatu-prime-minister-natapei-heads-canberra-seeking-earthquake-aidPORT VILA, Vanuatu (February 4, 2002 – Radio Australia)---Vanuatu's Prime Minister Edward Natapei will hold talks in Canberra this week. He will be seeking additional aid for his island nation following last month's earthquake, which hit the capital, Port Vila.Wed, 30 Jan 2019 21:37:00 +0100pidp-30f551267c2f969f4af1723227706236pidpen-17.7404 168.321NaturalDisastersEdward NatapeiRadio Australia20190130213700