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 http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v7/newsindex.php?id=1052147 KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 (Bernama) -- A moderate earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 on the Richter scale hit Banda Sea, Indonesia at 9.23am today. Tue, 08 Jul 2014 10:10:00 +0200 bernama en bernama-ae62744f562e9468a6b1965852976cb2 NaturalDisasters -3.663776 128.158707 4.471338 118.605103 20140708101000 http://www.inmarsat.com/news/bgan-helps-indonesias-disaster-response/ . 11 March 2014: Indonesia’s natural disaster response has been strengthened after it deployed new emergency communications infrastructure including Inmarsat BGAN. The Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management (BNPB) chose Inmarsat and AnsuR, a world leader in mission-critical visual.... Tue, 08 Jul 2014 00:13:00 +0200 inmarsat en inmarsat-6a71ebe3ccfab38834ff8aae230b7e4a NaturalDisasters UNbodies -6.18287 106.829 20140708001300 http://reliefweb.int/report/japan/asia-pacific-region-weekly-regional-humanitarian-snapshot-1-7-july-2014 Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Indonesia, Japan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines 1 JAPAN Category-4 Typhoon Neoguri is moving off the Philippines’ east coast up the Pacific Ocean towards Okinawa. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued heavy rain and thunder storm warnings in the southern areas of Japan. Mon, 07 Jul 2014 15:37:00 +0200 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-5bb8159ca87af21baa68cb843563f872 NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 -7.407347 144.236694 51.4879 -0.177998 -6.18287 106.829 26.4956867417201 127.966421510425 -7.491506 144.818207 20140707153700 http://reliefweb.int/report/world/bangkok-declaration-disaster-risk-reduction-asia-and-pacific-2014 Source: UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, Government of Thailand Country: World The 6th Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction Bangkok, Kingdom of Thailand 22 – 26 June 2014 We, the Ministers, and Heads of Delegation of the countries of Asia and the Pacific,.... Mon, 07 Jul 2014 11:30:00 +0200 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-c8e8159ef5d2df84e36051ed15b12ee9 UNbodies Environment NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 35.0947284423189 134.824277250135 -22.7216 -43.4552 33.718151 73.060547 -6.18287 106.829 30.51475 120.923599 28.5687 77.2168 13.7703017743177 100.626440699347 20140707113000 http://www.arabnews.com/news/597156 Sat, 2014-07-05 23:20 JAKARTA: A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck western Indonesia on Saturday, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued and there... Sun, 06 Jul 2014 03:32:00 +0200 arabnews en arabnews-d92f3f18e4eecda338be1872162a9dd1 NaturalDisasters 2.47189 96.368393 20140706033200 http://www.aa.com.tr/en/news/354518--quake-strikes-western-indonesia-no-casualties SUMATRA, Indonesia An earthquake measuring 5.9 magnitude struck the coast of western Indonesia on Saturday, but there were no reports of any injuries or damage to any buildings. The epicenter was in the ocean around 56.5 miles (91 kilometers) northwest of the island of Nias in the province of North Sumatra. Sat, 05 Jul 2014 17:10:00 +0200 aa-en en aa-en-0fdb14e4df2c90ca60c14e89b84a6475 NaturalDisasters 4.31116368335928 96.9232041999751 20140705171000 http://www.focus-fen.net/news/2014/07/05/341693/60-magnitude-quake-strikes-western-indonesia-usgs.html Jakarta. A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck western Indonesia on Saturday, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, AFP reported. The quake struck at 4:39 pm (0939 GMT) at a depth of 30 kilometres (19 miles), 88.... Sat, 05 Jul 2014 15:19:00 +0200 focus-news-en en focus-news-en-9efd2048f08a32fc41020129db2aa46b NaturalDisasters 2.47189 96.368393 20140705151900 http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/6-0-magnitude-quake-strikes-western-indonesia-usgs/article1-1237161.aspx The quake struck at 439 pm 0939 GMT at a depth of 30 kilometres 19 miles 88 kilometres southeast of Sinabang on the small island of Simeulue the US Geological Survey said Sat, 05 Jul 2014 14:42:00 +0200 HindustanTimes en HindustanTimes-eddf34b02402ed0a696c1902a5775b66 NaturalDisasters 2.47189 96.368393 20140705144200 http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asia/419056/6-0-magnitude-quake-strikes-western-indonesia-usgs JAKARTA - A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck western Indonesia on Saturday, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. Sat, 05 Jul 2014 14:31:00 +0200 BangkokPost en BangkokPost-62ead751b3969fc84ff2bbf8d42314d3 NaturalDisasters 2.47189 96.368393 20140705143100 http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13930414001193 The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the magnitude-6.0 quake hit at a depth of 30 kilometers (19 miles). It was centered 88 kilometers (55 miles) southeast of Sinabang, a town on the East coast of Simeulue Island, which lies off the West coast of Sumatra Island, AP reported. Sat, 05 Jul 2014 14:19:00 +0200 farsnews-en en farsnews-en-e6ded5820e04066deda40fe6bdbfdf45 NaturalDisasters 2.47189 96.368393 20140705141900 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11288379&ref=rss JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) A strong earthquake has hit off the coast of western Indonesia, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude-6.0 quake hit Saturday at a depth of... Sat, 05 Jul 2014 14:09:00 +0200 nzherald en nzherald-4e2c70902a2fbea55489c175eff140ba NaturalDisasters 2.47189 96.368393 20140705140900 http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/07/05/60-magnitude-quake-strikes-west-indonesia A quake has struck Indonesia at a depth of 30 kilometres, 88 kilometres southeast of Sinabang. Sat, 05 Jul 2014 14:01:00 +0200 sbs en sbs-25a98a27bd28a4b24c4b4e3395611e32 NaturalDisasters 2.47189 96.368393 20140705140100 http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/strong-earthquake-hits-off-western-indonesia/article6180597.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication A strong earthquake has hit off the coast of western Indonesia, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude-6.0 quake hit on S... Sat, 05 Jul 2014 13:59:00 +0200 thehindu en thehindu-882b2b2521969e8d1e75ed61c100fd79 NaturalDisasters 2.47189 96.368393 20140705135900 http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/strong-earthquake-hits-off-western-indonesia/article6180597.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication A strong earthquake has hit off the coast of western Indonesia, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude-6.0 quake hit on S... Sat, 05 Jul 2014 13:59:00 +0200 Hindu en Hindu-882b2b2521969e8d1e75ed61c100fd79 NaturalDisasters 2.47189 96.368393 20140705135900 http://rt.com/news/line/2014-07-05/#65548 11:34 6.0 quake strikes Indonesia. An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter Scale has struck Indonesia, according to the US Geological Survey. The quake’s epicenter lay at a depth of 30 kilometers on the small northwestern island of Simeulue. No casualties or damages have yet been reported,.... Sat, 05 Jul 2014 13:53:00 +0200 rt en rt-2316c78851b6f4c18598e1e0734c16d6 NaturalDisasters -6.18287 106.829 20140705135300 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/6-0-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-western-indonesia-usgs/ Jakarta. A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck western Indonesia on Saturday, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The quake struck at 4:39 p.m. at a depth of 30 kilometers, 88 kilometers southeast of Sinabang, on.... Sat, 05 Jul 2014 13:52:00 +0200 thejakartaglobe en thejakartaglobe-b480f32908843ac98b9704fd50ff4608 NaturalDisasters 2.47189 96.368393 20140705135200 http://www.startribune.com/world/265891851.html JAKARTA, Indonesia — A strong earthquake has hit off the coast of western Indonesia, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude-6.0 quake hit Saturday at a depth of 30 kilometers (19 miles). Sat, 05 Jul 2014 13:29:00 +0200 startribune en startribune-a39394cfcb1b286737cb83157befcd73 NaturalDisasters 2.47189 96.368393 20140705132900 http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/07/05/4219473/strong-earthquake-hits-off-western.html A strong earthquake has hit off the coast of western Indonesia, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. Sat, 05 Jul 2014 13:27:00 +0200 miamiherald en miamiherald-0010c01936c3127afb9df2e5cc063ca3 NaturalDisasters 2.47189 96.368393 20140705132700 http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/strong-earthquake-hits-off-western-indonesia-24436020 Strong earthquake hits off western Indonesia; no immediate reports of injuries or damage Sat, 05 Jul 2014 13:20:00 +0200 ABCnews en ABCnews-e09b63704e224889fa65e52b2290d8aa NaturalDisasters 2.47189 96.368393 20140705132000 http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/137572-6-0-magnitude-quake-strikes-western-indonesia A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck western Indonesia on Saturday, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The quake struck at 4:39 pm (09:39 GMT) at a depth of 30 kilometers (19 miles), 88 kilometers southeast of.... Sat, 05 Jul 2014 13:13:00 +0200 naharnet-en en naharnet-en-f4399a856fb179f44560c8c2b185e321 NaturalDisasters 2.47189 96.368393 20140705131300 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/Earthquake-of-magnitude-6-0-off-Indonesias-Sumatra-island/articleshow/37841456.cms A 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's Sumatra island on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey on said. Sat, 05 Jul 2014 13:13:00 +0200 timesofindia en timesofindia-9d285ba432f06309d92c27c6dae9e58c NaturalDisasters -6.18287 106.829 20140705131300 http://www.straitstimes.com/news/asia/south-east-asia/story/60-magnitude-quake-strikes-western-indonesia-20140705 July 05, 2014 6:27 PM JAKARTA (AFP) - A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck western Indonesia on Saturday, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. Sat, 05 Jul 2014 13:05:00 +0200 straitstimesSG en straitstimesSG-590e4448b8766a5c7cccda724aaa9e0b NaturalDisasters 2.47189 96.368393 20140705130500 http://www.foxnews.com/science/2014/07/01/how-extinct-undersea-volcanoes-trigger-rare-tsunami-earthquakes/ Scientists first discovered tsunami earthquakes 35 years ago and they happen so rarely there has been little opportunity to study them since. Now, a new study suggests that tsunami earthquakes happen when two sections of Earth's crust, called tectonic plates, get hung up on extinct volcanoes on the ocean floor, called seamounts. Tue, 01 Jul 2014 17:02:00 +0200 foxnews en foxnews-4a5038b9e9587b9907ed86a9a4761057 NaturalDisasters AlternativeEnergy 12.1515 -86.273 -41.3348 174.807 -6.18287 106.829 20140701170200 http://phys.org/news/2014-06-extinct-undersea-volcanoes-earth-crust.html New research has revealed the causes and warning signs of rare tsunami earthquakes, which may lead to improved detection measures. Fri, 27 Jun 2014 15:42:00 +0200 phys en phys-c7fa27785d274f7e7df27cf5bab926b2 NaturalDisasters 12.1515 -86.273 40.449444 -80.244722 35.6831 139.809