177150 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.newsweek.com/san-andreas-fault-scientists-find-slow-earthquakes-which-could-trigger-more-982964The central section of the famous San Andreas fault in California is characterized by a smooth and steady creeping motion, which safely releases energy and has reduced the chances of a big earthquake over the past several decades. At least, that’s what geologists have long considered to be true.Wed, 20 Jun 2018 04:35:00 +0200newsweek-USA-a95ff1c352c6dc013cf0a7f808bf760c20180620043500https://www.crestonvalleyadvance.ca/news/more-than-150-tremors-hit-vancouver-island-in-last-24-hours/There have been more than 150 tremors during the past 24 hours stretching from the Alberni Valley to Cowichan. (Photo John Cassidy and pnsn.org) More than 150 tremors have hit Vancouver Island in the last 24 hours, and seismologists are monitoring the situation to see if it turns into an Episodic Tremor and Slip event.Wed, 20 Jun 2018 04:25:00 +0200crestonvalleyadvance-6c675af9091f457c9a0a4c38ef429b3f20180620042500http://www.staradvertiser.com/2018/06/19/breaking-news/lava-has-destroyed-577-homes-vog-expected-to-spread-across-isles/9:30 a.m. The latest count of homes destroyed is at 577, according to Hawaii County Civil Defense at this morning’s briefing. Those are homes that have been verified, according to Civil Defense spokeswoman Janet Snyder, by matching real property tax records with aerial surveys, which are ongoing.Wed, 20 Jun 2018 03:10:00 +0200HonululuAdvertiser-7d5dd48854291eea9836e0cc320b41f420180620031000https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/eric-hamber-seismic-1.4713285?cmp=rssStudents at a secondary school in South Cambie will be moving into a new building by 2022, in what the province is calling the largest seismic project in Vancouver's history. The B.C. government is spending nearly $80 million to replace Eric Hamber Secondary. The new school will be built beside the current building on Willow Street and 33rd Ave.Wed, 20 Jun 2018 02:58:00 +0200CBC-7071fa989ac829d0b0f0a7018747187520180620025800