340590 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.bernama.com/en/world/news.php?id=1871821MOSCOW, Aug 19 -- The number of people who died due to the powerful earthquake that hit the Philippines' Masbate province has risen to two, while at least 170 others have been wounded, CNN Philippines reported on Wednesday, citing the local authorities. On Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey said that the magnitude 6.Wed, 19 Aug 2020 09:49:00 +0200bernama-58421e9a10d57635024b788fb1aa0be720200819094900https://wn.com/US_Geological_SurveyUnited States Geological Survey. The United States Geological Survey USGS , formerly simply Geological Survey ) is a scientific of the . The of the USGS study the of the , its , and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major disciplines, concerning , and hydrology .Wed, 19 Aug 2020 07:50:00 +0200wn-f38fd2ee05b3784dc88bb549f8561cd420200819075000https://www.sunnewsonline.com/hundreds-of-aftershocks-jolt-quake-hit-central-philippine-province/(dpa/NAN) Hundreds of aftershocks have jolted a central Philippine province following a powerful earthquake, the country’s chief seismologist said on Wednesday, warning residents to stay away from damaged houses and buildings that could collapse. One person died and 48 were injured in the magnitude-6.Wed, 19 Aug 2020 07:49:00 +0200sunnewsonline-10930741231527b91dfee66d467a7e2820200819074900https://www.dhakatribune.com/world/asia/2020/08/19/strong-quake-strikes-off-indonesia-s-sumatra-no-tsunami-riskIndonesia sits on the Pacific’s seismically active “Ring of Fire” and has suffered deadly earthquakes and tsunamis in the past. A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck off Indonesia’s Sumatra island on Wednesday, with strong tremors felt in the area though seismology agencies said there was no risk of a....Wed, 19 Aug 2020 05:52:00 +0200dhakatribune-1316bd51b9f4469e50ac8aee990b576220200819055200