34100 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://watchers.news/2021/03/17/tonga-kermadec-subduction-zone-tsunami-forecast-model-animation/The Tonga-Kermadec subduction zone is a convergent boundary where the Pacific is subducted beneath the Australian Plate. It extends northeastward from New Zealand, through the Kermadec and Tonga Islands, and terminates just south of the Samoan Islands, covering a distance of about 2 800 km (1 740 miles).Wed, 17 Mar 2021 09:33:00 +0100watchers-6331138d5c97c2f25d6e39c40dbca3bb20210317093300https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/438460/civil-defence-apologises-over-fault-that-set-off-tsunami-sirensCivil Defence in Northland has apologised after a fault in its network set off tsunami sirens in the Whāngarei and Kaipara districts. (File image) People shifted to higher ground at Whangārei Heads on 5 March in response to tsunami alerts following an 8.1 earthquake near the Kermadec Islands. Photo: RNZ / Nita Blake-Persen.Mon, 15 Mar 2021 22:20:00 +0100rnz-co-nz-518278a07ba74f774ac3348f93d8451a20210315222000https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/438460/civil-defence-apologises-over-fault-that-set-off-tsunami-sirensCivil Defence in Northland has apologised after a fault in its network set off tsunami sirens in the Whāngarei and Kaipara districts. (File image) People shifted to higher ground at Whangārei Heads on 5 March in response to tsunami alerts following an 8.1 earthquake near the Kermadec Islands. Photo: RNZ / Nita Blake-Persen.Mon, 15 Mar 2021 22:04:00 +0100radionz-518278a07ba74f774ac3348f93d8451a20210315220400https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/metservice-gns-science-visit-raoul-island-after-march-earthquakes/S22ZXRMHGTSYV3FGUS2LTN3TIQ/MetService and GNS Science staff have returned to Raoul Island for the first time since the 8.1 magnitude earthquake near the Kermadec Islands that rattled many New Zealanders in the early hours of March 5. They arrived at the Island's accommodation building to find pantry items strewn across the ground and books piled on the ground.Sun, 14 Mar 2021 07:41:00 +0100nzherald-9fc6c78b942944f2ba1312271e37320e20210314074100