233180 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.sciencealert.com/san-andreas-fault-slow-quakes-could-build-to-major-earthquake-natural-disasterThe central section of the San Andreas Fault in California is moving in an unexpected way, scientists say, creating a series of 'slow earthquakes' that increase the likelihood of a major quake striking in the future. It was previously thought that slow and steady movements in this area were safely....Wed, 20 Jun 2018 09:15:00 +0200sciencealert-2e86f4c0b8d3241ea2067a8fbc87761d20180620091500http://republica.com.uy/tres-muertos-por-un-sismo-en-japon/Tres personas murieron ayer, entre ellas una niña de nueve años, y varias resultaron heridas tras un potente seísmo que sacudió el oeste de Japón, y que provocó apagones y la suspensión del tráfico ferroviario en hora punta. El seísmo de magnitud 5,3 (en escala de 10), según el Servicio Geológico de....Wed, 20 Jun 2018 05:50:00 +0200republica-UY-5d455490bd6d09625b588eb8d5aff1a620180620055000http://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-a95ff1c352c6dc013cf0a7f808bf760c20180620043500http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/news/world/japan-to-check-concrete-walls-after-osaka-quake-deaths-1.23341020TOKYO — Japan's government has ordered an emergency inspection of cinder-block walls at schools nationwide, a day after an earthquake in Osaka killed five people, two of whom were crushed by falling walls. The magnitude 6.1 earthquake that struck Osaka during Monday's morning rush hour injured more....Wed, 20 Jun 2018 04:34:00 +0200princegeorgecitizen-28d4a5c0fe5b23baf5786c293a42fad220180620043400