225150 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.ibtimes.sg/researcher-issues-earthquake-alert-strong-tremors-could-jolt-earth-24-hours-30946Frank Hoogerbeets, a self-proclaimed seismic researcher, has claimed that powerful earthquakes measuring more than 6 in the Richter scale could jolt the planet either today or tomorrow. The Dutch researcher also revealed that a critical planetary alignment involving the Earth, Sun, and Mercury is the cause of this increase in seismic activities.Thu, 23 May 2019 11:14:00 +0200ibtimes-sg-02adc82cd8dab2f78d707720962df26b20190523111400https://en.netralnews.com/news/international/read/26863/earthquake.of.75.magnitude.with.tsunami.potential.shocks.papua.new.guineaKOKOPO, NETRALNEWS.COM An earthquake measuring 7.5 on the Richter Scale struck the coast of Papua New Guinea on Tuesday (05/14/2019). The US Geological Survey (USGS) says there is a possibility of a dangerous tsunami wave, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.Thu, 23 May 2019 05:01:00 +0200netralnews-en-96d57bfc42208cd697a8ed903a5efa0620190523050100http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Tanzania_floods_kill_five_leave_around_2500_homeless_999.htmlFlooding in Tanzania has killed five people and forced about 2,500 to flee their homes after a week of torrential rain in the country's south, an official said Friday. Schools have closed in Kyela, a district on the border of Lake Malawi, and families fled to shelters after losing everything in the rising waters.Wed, 22 May 2019 12:42:00 +0200terradaily-0ee79d18740af87ae4b2a5f174e7afac20190522124200https://reliefweb.int/report/papua-new-guinea/papua-new-guinea-75-m-earthquake-impact-update-gdacs-media-echo-daily-flashAssessments are ongoing following a 7.5 M earthquake between New Ireland and New Britain Islands on 14 May at 12.58 UTC. As of 21 May, around 130 families are reportedly displaced on the Duke of York Islands and at least 130 houses are severely damaged in the area. Informing humanitarians worldwide.Tue, 21 May 2019 13:20:00 +0200reliefWeb-405f51dfb3388ddbdc124145ed7052dc20190521132000