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://politics.fijitimes.com/seismic-activity-5-4-magnitude-earthquake-recorded-in-ono-i-lau-region/The map showing the epicentre of the 5.4 magnitude earthquake that was recorded in the Ono-i-Lau region last night. Image: SUPPLIED. A 5.4 magnitude earthquake was recorded in the Ono-i-Lau region last night. The Seismology Unit of Fiji’s Mineral Resources Department stated that the earthquake occurred at 11.Sun, 24 Jan 2021 04:34:00 +0100fijitimes-8ba1b9540d355b1a8f1c0ebd98ef04e4fijitimesen-18.1426 178.431NaturalDisasters20210124043400https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/6065953/mag4quake-Jan-19-2021-3-km-W-of-Hihifo-Tonga.htmlThe United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a magnitude 4.8 quake in Tonga near Hihifo, Niuas, only 24 minutes ago. The earthquake hit late at night on Tuesday 19 January 2021 at 10:24 pm local time at an intermediate to considerable depth of 164.2 km.Tue, 19 Jan 2021 11:13:00 +0100volcanodiscovery-05a8e90026a07d370733773fc2af94e2volcanodiscoveryen-15.96999 -173.757599NaturalDisastersUnited States Geological SurveyEuropean-Mediterranean Seismological Centre20210119111300https://www.garda.com/crisis24/news-alerts/430461/tonga-magnitude-52-offshore-earthquake-occurs-off-pangai-jan-16Magnitude-5.1 earthquake strikes in South Pacific Ocean, off central Tonga, at around 1936 Jan. 16. No tsunami warning issued.Sat, 16 Jan 2021 10:50:00 +0100garda-com-4a66c088b21c4752c4180bcd8d5f919fgarda-comen-21.136 -175.216NaturalDisasters20210116105000https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-80728-wSlow deformations associated with a subducting slab can affect quasi-static displacements and seismicity over a wide range of depths. Here, we analyse the seismotectonic activities in the Tonga subduction zone, which is the world’s most active area with regard to deep earthquakes.Fri, 08 Jan 2021 13:26:00 +0100nature-Earth-and-Environmental-Sciences-cc09130065af6ea547f3fda7ed08c94dnature-Earth-and-Environmental-Sciencesen-21.136 -175.216NaturalDisasters20210108132600https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquake/news/118207/Significant-earthquake-of-magnitude-52-just-reported-84-km-southeast-of-Okinawa-Japan.html5.2 quake 3 Jan 2:24 pm (GMT +9) A magnitude 5.2 earthquake near Okinawa, Okinawa Shi, Japan, was reported only 18 minutes ago by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide.Sun, 03 Jan 2021 06:58:00 +0100volcanodiscovery-324a8ec34ab593a9448e063c7e0f8ab3volcanodiscoveryen26.1192 127.6772NaturalDisastersUnited States Geological SurveyEuropean-Mediterranean Seismological Centre20210103065800https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquake/news/118200/Significant-magnitude-51-earthquake-110-km-southeast-of-Neiafu-Tonga.html5.1 quake 3 Jan 5:57 pm (GMT +13) A magnitude 5.1 earthquake near Neiafu, Vava‘u, Tonga, was reported only 23 minutes ago by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide.Sun, 03 Jan 2021 06:28:00 +0100volcanodiscovery-0ca41df4656d265150f353a8d7c00bd6volcanodiscoveryen-18.649509 -173.984604NaturalDisastersUnited States Geological SurveyEuropean-Mediterranean Seismological Centre20210103062800https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/6045983/mag5quake-Jan-3-2021-109-km-ESE-of-Neiafu-Tonga.htmlA magnitude 5.1 earthquake near Neiafu, Vava‘u, Tonga, was reported only 23 minutes ago by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10 km beneath the epicenter....Sun, 03 Jan 2021 06:28:00 +0100volcanodiscovery-ff1eed1ffed19100cd1ef5c2b86cb8bfvolcanodiscoveryen-18.649509 -173.984604NaturalDisastersUnited States Geological SurveyEuropean-Mediterranean Seismological Centre20210103062800