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.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/74540A bill establishing new, faster warning systems for earthquakes, cyclones and other natural disasters will be tabled before Parliament on Tuesday. Members of the Samoa Meteorological Service appeared before Members of Parliament on Monday during their Parliament Pre-Sitting, to speak about the bill....Mon, 16 Nov 2020 06:26:00 +0100samoaobserver-c13a05930444fd492818f422064d0839samoaobserveren-13.6154146863405 -172.443074887285EnvironmentNaturalDisastersFoodSecurityFoodAidMet ServiceMinistry of Natural Resources and Environment20201116062600https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/74292It is normal for Samoa to experience two to three earthquakes per month. So says Seismologist and the Samoa Meteorology Division Acting Assistant Chief Executive Officer, Fuimaono Lameko Talia. Responding to questions from the Samoa Observer, Fuimaono said that based on a presentation he did....Wed, 11 Nov 2020 19:24:00 +0100samoaobserver-af85a8f2ba6cdb7b17e82742646c2540samoaobserveren-13.6154146863405 -172.443074887285NaturalDisastersUniversity of Otago20201111192400https://www.samoanews.com/earthquake-overnight-samoa-region-does-not-generate-tsunamiPago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A magnitude 6.1 earthquake was felt overnight in Samoa near the village of Hihifo. The earthquake hit late at night on Saturday 7 November 2020 at 10.27 pm local Samoa time at a shallow depth of 10 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be....Sat, 07 Nov 2020 20:51:00 +0100samoanews-29cba237148e450b575fea9d9a38dce9samoanewsen-13.6154146863405 -172.443074887285NaturalDisastersUnited States Geological SurveyEuropean-Mediterranean Seismological Centre20201107205100https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/74091A 6.5 magnitude earthquake shook Samoa late on Saturday evening; alarming residents and waking them back up near midnight. The quake struck at 11.27 pm Samoan time and it lasted for over 30 seconds. There was the first initial strike and then it was sustained for what some frightened residents said felt like eternity.Sat, 07 Nov 2020 11:10:00 +0100samoaobserver-a1976ef4d96e2bdcb7fd14179dd54f72samoaobserveren-13.6154146863405 -172.443074887285NaturalDisastersUnited States Geological SurveyKeni LesaEuropean-Mediterranean Seismological Centre20201107111000https://repeatingislands.com/2020/11/04/delivering-a-safer-ocean-in-the-caribbean/UNESCO and the European Commission just completed a major project to strengthen capacities to detect and respond to tsunamis and other coastal hazards in seven Caribbean countries. Communities in Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and in Trinidad and Tobago have recently....Thu, 05 Nov 2020 04:47:00 +0100repeatingislands-25595607da10c9a3f2a2c78410383dc6repeatingislandsen13.0935 -59.6105CrisisResponseECnewsRegionalPolicyEnvironmentUNbodiesNaturalDisastersHumanitarianAidEU-CaribbeanEU-PacificEU-LatinAmericaMichelle ForbesUnited NationsUNESCOIntergovernmental Oceanographic CommissionOECSEuropean CommissionCaribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency20201105044700https://indiaeducationdiary.in/delivering-a-safer-ocean-in-the-caribbean/Communities in Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and in Trinidad and Tobago have recently been recognized as “Tsunami Ready” at the end of a two-year tsunami early-warning and preparedness project funded by the European Commission and implemented by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO.Wed, 04 Nov 2020 20:09:00 +0100indiaeducationdiary-48a27bca99acc70860740f1befe0a4abindiaeducationdiaryen13.0935 -59.6105CrisisResponseECnewsRegionalPolicyEnvironmentUNbodiesNaturalDisastersHumanitarianAidEU-CaribbeanEU-PacificEU-LatinAmericaMichelle ForbesUNESCOIntergovernmental Oceanographic CommissionOECSEuropean CommissionCaribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency20201104200900https://en.unesco.org/news/delivering-safer-ocean-caribbeanCommunities in Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and in Trinidad and Tobago have recently been recognized as “Tsunami Ready” at the end of a two-year tsunami early-warning and preparedness project funded by the European Commission and implemented by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO.Wed, 04 Nov 2020 14:53:00 +0100unesco-48a27bca99acc70860740f1befe0a4abunescoen13.0935 -59.6105NaturalDisastersECnewsRegionalPolicyEnvironmentUNbodiesHumanitarianAidCrisisResponseEU-CaribbeanEU-PacificEU-LatinAmericaMichelle ForbesUNESCOIntergovernmental Oceanographic CommissionOECSEuropean CommissionCaribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency20201104145300https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/strong-earthquake-strikes-aegean-sea-shaking-turkey-greece/article32983803.ecePeople work on a collapsed house in an earthquake-hit area of Izmir on October 30, 2020 after major earthquake struck off western Turkey. | Photo Credit: AFP Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency said around 200 people were injured; Two teenagers were killed in the Greek island of Samoa.Fri, 30 Oct 2020 17:27:00 +0100thehindu-970eb36f34144bf9fc623043a33b4f9bthehinduen37.944 23.6529NaturalDisastersFloodingAFADTunc SoyerPhoto Credit20201030172700https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/73267No tsunami warning was triggered by two major earthquakes Samoa felt early on Monday morning, only three minutes apart. The first was at 1:47 a.m. with a magnitude of 6.7, occurring in the Samoa region. The tremor was 10 kilometres deep and originated more than 372 kilometres southeast of Apia.Mon, 26 Oct 2020 06:41:00 +0100samoaobserver-d847d3e26020c35b04373158cc972d3csamoaobserveren-13.6154146863405 -172.443074887285NaturalDisastersFloodingMET Office20201026064100https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/72949The Samoa Meteorology Service has advised that a 7.4 magnitude earthquake that struck the Alaska region Tuesday morning did not pose a tsunami threat. The earthquake had a depth of 41km and was located 7,694.69 kilometres north of Apia. In a post on its Facebook page on Tuesday 11.12am [Samoa Time], the S.Tue, 20 Oct 2020 07:26:00 +0200samoaobserver-5041b868355b209a89d9d33951a5965csamoaobserveren-13.6154146863405 -172.443074887285NaturalDisastersU.S. Geological SurveyFacebook20201020072600