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.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2019/08/magnitude-6-3-earthquake-strikes-between-vanuatu-solomon-islands.htmlA magnitude 6.3 earthquake has struck north of the archipelago of Vanuatu in the South Pacific, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) says. There were no immediate reports of damages or casualties from the quake, which the agency said hit at a depth of 17km, about 475km north of the island of Santo, on Tuesday (local time).Tue, 20 Aug 2019 19:53:00 +0200newshub-a0c1011dc26a7b8d915a9be4ef7425d4newshuben-17.7404 168.321NaturalDisastersUnited States Geological SurveyKira-Kira20190820195300http://www.pireport.org/articles/2012/07/26/solomon-islands-struck-66-earthquake-near-honiaraNo tsunami threat issued as residents shaken during the night. By Moffat Mamu. HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Solomon Star, July 26, 2012) – A powerful earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale struck close to Honiara last night causing panic and sending many people out of their beds and homes in the Solomon Islands.Mon, 19 Aug 2019 00:33:00 +0200pidp-ca2e2028f0a846b5b6578ed030ea48bbpidpen-9.62239171888818 160.15841165124NaturalDisastersSolomon StarDisaster Management OfficeEmergencyReferral Hospital20190819003300http://www.met.gov.my/content/pdf/siaranmedia/english/31%20July%202019%20-Strong%20Earthquake%20in%20Vanuatu%20Islands%20on%2031%20July%202019%20at%2011.02pm.pdfJMM/POCGN(O)/BK-23B Ruj. Kami: JMM.APL15/756/22/07 Jld.16(20) PRESS RELEASE Strong Earthquake in Vanuatu Islands A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.4 on the Richter scale occurred near Vanuatu Islands at 11:02pm (Malaysian Local Time) on 31 July 2019 . The epicentre of the earthquake was located at latitude 16.Thu, 01 Aug 2019 05:30:00 +0200met-my-b3555b2b3a7a31c8fc32d12feb094b2amet-myen-17.7404 168.321NaturalDisastersMeteorological Department20190801053000http://laestrella.com.pa/panama/nacional/panama-escenario-preparado-para-enfrentar-tsunami/24132820Cada vez que ocurre un movimiento telúrico de gran magnitud en el mundo, en los países vecinos o en Panamá, inmediatamente se produce una alerta de tsunami. Esa serie de olas generadas por el levantamiento de una gran cantidad de agua, azotaron la región de Samoa en 2009, Chile en 2010, Japón en 2011 y las Islas Salomón en febrero de 2013.Sat, 03 Aug 2019 07:06:00 +0200laestrella-decf60baf02b496e6de4707c21b3e2c5laestrellaes9.002879 -79.51722Panama a scene prepared to face a tsunami?Panama a scene prepared to face a tsunami?NaturalDisastersOmar SmithJorge LuisUniversidad de Panamá20190803070600