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://earthquake-report.com/2020/09/03/strong-earthquake-south-island-new-zealand-september-3-2020/Quakes like today's are the result of stresses being released within the Pacific Plate as it dives westwards beneath the Indo-Australian Plate. This setting is part of the longer Tonga-Kermadec-Hikurangi Arc, where the Pacific Plate subducts beneath the Indo-Australian Plate from Tonga & Samoa down to Kaikoura on New Zealand's South Island.Thu, 03 Sep 2020 16:23:00 +0200earthquake-report-1b58bd432a164bd93c0358743e145af8earthquake-reporten-21.136 -175.216NaturalDisasters20200903162300https://www.theepochtimes.com/6-0-magnitude-earthquake-hits-costa-rica_3474169.htmlSAN JOSE—A earthquake shook buildings in Costa Rica on Monday and was felt strongly in the capital of San Jose, a Reuters witness said. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported the quake was of 6.0 magnitude with an epicenter of 27 kilometers depth. The earthquake struck in the afternoon at 3:51 p.Tue, 25 Aug 2020 03:08:00 +0200theepochtimes-92f10f7c3b54a7659764260830e73da9theepochtimesen9.6078585653119 -83.9894664282562NaturalDisastersUnited States Geological SurveyMariana TrenchEpoch Times20200825030800https://www.eurasiareview.com/04092020-mobilizing-the-pacific-diaspora-a-key-component-of-disaster-resilience-analysis/By Siautu Alefaio* Of all the earth’s regions, the Pacific is one of the most prone to natural disasters. Climate-related disasters such as floods, droughts, and tropical cyclones make the headlines, along with other natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions. These may be accompanied by crises in public health.Fri, 04 Sep 2020 04:09:00 +0200eurasiareview-67282f9e7834636b8a1bef66dd57926eeurasiareviewen-13.6154146863405 -172.443074887285PublicHealthCoronavirusInfectionEuropeAidNaturalDisastersCommunicableDiseasesInternational Monetary FundPacific Island20200904040900http://www.voxy.co.nz/politics/5/372254Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters and Civil Defence Minister Peeni Henare welcome the deployment of five more DART (Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunami) buoys. "We are pleased to deliver a lifesaving line of defence, built from the most advanced DART buoy tsunami detection....Mon, 31 Aug 2020 01:50:00 +0200voxy-dc11ef88e1043466787ef22616d89f5fvoxyen-41.3348 174.807NaturalDisastersCoalition GovernmentWinston PetersMr PetersEmergency20200831015000https://foreignaffairs.co.nz/2020/08/31/mil-osi-new-zealand-further-tsunami-detection-buoys-deployed/Source: New Zealand Government. Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters and Civil Defence Minister Peeni Henare welcome the deployment of five more DART (Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunami) buoys. “We are pleased to deliver a lifesaving line of defence, built from the most advanced DART....Mon, 31 Aug 2020 01:35:00 +0200foreignaffairs-nz-3f7db6d178105d724ec4229ffe0e0e04foreignaffairs-nzen-9.193358668461 -171.853017696246NaturalDisastersCoalition GovernmentWinston PetersMr PetersEmergency20200831013500https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA2008/S00236/further-tsunami-detection-buoys-deployed.htmForeign Affairs Minister Winston Peters and Civil Defence Minister Peeni Henare welcome the deployment of five more DART (Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunami) buoys. “We are pleased to deliver a lifesaving line of defence, built ...Mon, 31 Aug 2020 01:17:00 +0200scoop-co-nz-e32ae804c23bf5f32ba1a340608ab133scoop-co-nzen-41.3348 174.807NaturalDisastersCoalition GovernmentMr PetersEmergency20200831011700