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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 UnionEU20190130042500https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/world/asia/magnitude-62-quake-strikes-near-fiji-1548572923A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit near the Pacific island nation of Fiji just before 8:00 local time on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said. Shortly after the area felt another smaller tremor which registered 5.2 magnitude. Both earthquakes were located just south of the island between Fiji and....Sun, 27 Jan 2019 10:03:00 +0100thefinancialexpress-e1cf59271a3a3d384d80ed15f313df47thefinancialexpressen-18.1426 178.431NaturalDisastersUS Geological SurveyPacific Tsunami Warning Centre20190127100300https://en.trend.az/world/other/3011093.htmlA 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit near the Pacific island nation of Fiji just before 8:00 local time on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, Trend reported citing Xinhua. Shortly after the area felt another smaller tremor which registered 5.2 magnitude.Sun, 27 Jan 2019 03:42:00 +0100trendnews-az-71248c040ce6cd91dbf6c41db4178f27trendnews-azen-18.1426 178.431NaturalDisastersU.S. Geological SurveyPacific Tsunami Warning Center20190127034200https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/6-2-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-fiji-island-119012700041_1.html. A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit near the nation of Fiji just before 8:00 local time (2:30 am IST) on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said. Shortly after, the area felt another smaller tremor, which registered 5.2 magnitude. The earthquakes hit just south of the island between Fiji and Tonga, and were detected at a depth of over 500 km.Sun, 27 Jan 2019 03:17:00 +0100business-standard-477a844e54b3681196784f760bf50296business-standarden-18.1426 178.431NaturalDisastersUS Geological Survey20190127031700http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-01/27/c_137777595.htmSYDNEY, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit near the Pacific island nation of Fiji just before 8:00 local time on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. Shortly after the area felt another smaller tremor which registered 5.2 magnitude.Sun, 27 Jan 2019 01:41:00 +0100xinhuanet_en-743bab37bf3ad3461ec0a7497a574b0bxinhuanet_enen-18.1426 178.431NaturalDisastersU.S. Geological SurveyPacific Tsunami Warning Center20190127014100https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12191906&ref=rssGNS Science seismologist Dr John Ristau said the cluster of recent quakes is what experts would call an earthquake swarm. "A swarm is when you a get a whole bunch of earthquakes in a short period of time and focused in the same area." He said a swarm doesn't have a big quake with smaller aftershocks....Thu, 17 Jan 2019 18:59:00 +0100nzherald-05eb317243b421bc9d473cb399497b1anzheralden-36.9041 174.76NaturalDisastersGirls High School20190117185900https://reliefweb.int/report/world/year-training-2018101 examples of logistics capacity building across the globe. How does a seven-day earthquake simulation sound to you? Like to learn more about emergency logistics? How about the importance of information management in humanitarian logistics? Or, what about switching roles, and go from logistics....Tue, 05 Feb 2019 14:59:00 +0100reliefWeb-49e9cae27437eab083398f3f7d576bc5reliefWeben15.9342452321615 47.5468006036417UNbodiesNaturalDisastersInformation ManagementEmergency20190205145900https://reliefweb.int/report/world/humanitarian-assistance-review-east-asia-and-pacific-fiscal-year-2009-2018Recurrent drought, earthquakes, floods, typhoons, and volcanoes present significant challenges to vulnerable populations in the East Asia and the Pacific (EAP) region. Some countries also face civil unrest and associated humanitarian impacts, as well as limited government capacity to respond to disasters.Fri, 08 Feb 2019 01:31:00 +0100reliefWeb-e98473bd0dd2605c47a266d7da927a15reliefWeben14.6096 121.006NaturalDisastersmahbJRCNuclearSecurityAgricultureFoodSecurityFoodAidNuclearDecommissioningJRCSafeguardsTyphoon Haiyan20190208013100