18110 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://en.antaranews.com/news/154726/69-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-banda-sea-with-no-reported-tsunami. 27 minutes ago The epicenter of earthquake in Banda Sea. ANTARA/HO-BMKG/pri. Jakarta (ANTARA) - An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter Scale hit Banda Sea, Friday, at 11:09 a.m. Western Indonesian Standard Time (WIB) though having no potential to trigger a tsunami, Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) stated.Fri, 21 Aug 2020 10:40:00 +0200antaranews-en-80978760e6ca54af6ab072adebc9983e20200821104000https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/19/20/hundreds-of-aftershocks-rattle-masbate-after-powerful-quakeMANILA At least 280 aftershocks were recorded in Masbate province following a powerful quake that damaged houses and roads, the country’s chief seismologist said Wednesday, as he warned residents to stay away from damaged structures. Of the total aftershocks tallied as of 4 a.m., 108 had magnitudes ranging from 1.Wed, 19 Aug 2020 01:38:00 +0200abs-cbnnews-7288544dc0c218015baec7e79831698820200819013800https://www.gulf-times.com/story/670959/Strong-quake-hits-central-PhilippinesA 6.6-magnitude earthquake shook the central Philippines yesterday, sending residents fleeing their homes and damaging buildings and roads, with at least one person killed. The shallow quake struck southeast of Masbate Island in the Bicol region at 8:03am, the US Geological Survey said.Tue, 18 Aug 2020 22:48:00 +0200gulf-times-a5bc9941e6599f222b8e92baccc9189d20200818224800http://www.mizzima.com/article/one-dead-dozens-injured-strong-quake-hits-central-philippinesAt least one person was killed and 43 injured when a 6.6-magnitude earthquake shook the central Philippines on Tuesday, sending residents fleeing their homes and damaging buildings and roads. The shallow quake struck southeast of Masbate Island in the Bicol region at 8:03 am (0003 GMT), the US Geological Survey said.Tue, 18 Aug 2020 16:43:00 +0200mizzima-84c1a240619d29209d572f37b896fddd20200818164300