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.theepochtimes.com/north-queensland-hit-by-second-earthquake-of-the-year_3471779.html, their second for the year. The 4.9 magnitude quake occurred about 1 p.m. AEST on Aug. 23 about 100 kilometres (62 miles) south of Charters Towers, according to Geoscience The quake, about 10km deep, has so far caused no damage, with people reporting windows rattling nearly 200km away in Townsville.Sun, 23 Aug 2020 08:56:00 +0200theepochtimes-4f57751b178ce60b187317dc8ed85abbtheepochtimesen-19.28109 146.794006NaturalDisastersUnited States Geological SurveyEpoch Times20200823085600http://www.asianews.it/news-en/A-6.9-quake-hits-Banda-Sea-region-50840.htmlThe quake did not trigger a tsunami. No damages or casualties have been reported so far. On Wednesday, two other major quakes hit Sumatra. In 2004, a tsunami triggered by a 9.1 magnitude earthquake killed 220,000 people in the Indian Ocean region. Jakarta (AsiaNews/Agencies) A magnitude 6.Fri, 21 Aug 2020 16:09:00 +0200asianews-en-2a5cb395c1e00b19b03ae83d7d66b2bcasianews-enen-10.17244 123.577904NaturalDisastersUS Geological SurveyIndian OceanEuropean Mediterranean Seismological Centre20200821160900https://globalnews.ca/news/7283318/philippines-earthquake-cataingan/In this photo provided by the Philippine Red Cross, a toppled house is seen after a quake struck in Cataingan, Masbate province, central Philippines on Tuesday Aug. 18, 2020. A powerful and shallow earthquake struck a central Philippine region Tuesday, prompting people to dash out of homes and....Tue, 18 Aug 2020 07:58:00 +0200cknw-919e517ea45213bfe5d06cc31687f0f1cknwen14.6096 121.006NaturalDisastersRed CrossRenato Solidum20200818075800https://globalnews.ca/news/7283318/philippines-earthquake-cataingan/In this photo provided by the Philippine Red Cross, a toppled house is seen after a quake struck in Cataingan, Masbate province, central Philippines on Tuesday Aug. 18, 2020. A powerful and shallow earthquake struck a central Philippine region Tuesday, prompting people to dash out of homes and....Tue, 18 Aug 2020 07:55:00 +0200globalnews-919e517ea45213bfe5d06cc31687f0f1globalnewsen14.6096 121.006NaturalDisastersRed CrossRenato Solidum20200818075500https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/melbourne-earthquakes-18-magnitude-tremor-near-emerald-third-in-victoria-in-a-week/news-story/05222b30916530d70d05a4a0e2233047The small quake was felt by at least 50 people just before 3am around Emerald in the Dandenong Ranges and comes after a 2.5 magnitude tremor struck near Pakenham on July 29. That earthquake happened just after 7pm and was felt by at least 535 people, with social media exploding with curious locals....Tue, 04 Aug 2020 07:18:00 +0200news_com_au-ee455c0684ee3d2cc8e4625a27c834b6news_com_auen-37.853 145.075NaturalDisastersHadi Ghasemi20200804071800https://www.heraldsun.com.au/technology/melbourne-earthquakes-18-magnitude-tremor-near-emerald-third-in-victoria-in-a-week/news-story/05222b30916530d70d05a4a0e2233047?nk=2472dd74a25e0ac131cf8bde645ed582-1596516961The small quake was felt by at least 50 people just before 3am around Emerald in the Dandenong Ranges and comes after a 2.5 magnitude tremor struck near on July 29. That earthquake happened just after 7pm and was felt by at least 535 people, with social media exploding with curious locals that said it was “like thunder” in the immediate aftermath.Tue, 04 Aug 2020 06:55:00 +0200heraldsun-ac7d7db05524d4790290ea2320696bf0heraldsunen-37.853 145.075NaturalDisastersHadi Ghasemi20200804065500