112130 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.pireport.org/articles/2015/05/25/no-tsunami-threat-after-latest-solomon-islands-earthquakeEarthquakes latest in recent Melanesian series. WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Radio New Zealand International, May 23, 2015) – The Solomon Islands has been struck by a 6.8 magnitude earthquake, the second large one today. The latest quake, with a depth of 33 kilometres, struck just after 11am local time....Sat, 25 May 2019 10:17:00 +0200pidp-b8327ad8dacd4bb173413dac6b273c9d20190525101700https://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.Tue, 21 May 2019 05:09:00 +0200EC-cc34d639b6d91f39214a17d4de3328c020190521050900http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Assessment_teams_deployed_after_massive_Papua_New_Guinea_quake_999.htmlPapua New Guinea dispatched assessment teams Wednesday to get a full picture of the damage caused by a violent 7.5 magnitude earthquake that struck an island chain off the north coast overnight. An AFP reporter and residents on New Britain said electricity was still out and radio stations off air....Thu, 16 May 2019 09:57:00 +0200terradaily-7617bef65b00f3c0dba0469ea4bb136f20190516095700https://thediplomat.com/2019/05/papua-new-guinea-assesses-damage-from-powerful-earthquake/Papua New Guinea authorities were assessing the extent of damage Wednesday from a powerful earthquake that rattled coastal towns the previous evening. The magnitude 7.5 quake struck around 11 p.m. Tuesday at a relatively shallow depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles), according to the U.S. Geological Survey.Wed, 15 May 2019 17:53:00 +0200thediplomat-net-db6deb8f6e2e0a034dc178457816277a20190515175300