218130 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.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-27/6.8-magnitude-earthquake-impacts-greek-island/10437420A powerful earthquake has hit western Greece, damaging a port and a 15th-century monastery, but causing no major injuries, officials and local media said. The quake struck early on Friday morning, sending out tremors felt as far afield as Libya, Italy, Malta and Albania.Sun, 28 Oct 2018 04:48:00 +0100abc-au-d90760a86d4466eb5712176353892e6220181028044800https://horizon-magazine.eu/article/earthquake-projects-try-preserve-history.htmlThat is because scientists have already tested how it would behave in an earthquake, by using advanced computer simulations that take into account the design and composition of the building, its foundations, and the type of soil it rests on. The tests were part of an EU-funded project, PERPETUATE,....Sat, 27 Oct 2018 21:04:00 +0200horizon-magazine-bb94a17c8948d551f2fb6b9b790a878420181027210400https://greece.greekreporter.com/2018/10/27/aftershock-activity-on-zakynthos-island-very-high/The aftershock activity on the island of Zakynthos is very high after the strong earthquake, measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale, which shook the island early on Friday. Two light quakes (4.2 and 4.5 Richter) woke up the residents early on Saturday. The quakes’ epicenter was located in the sea region....Sat, 27 Oct 2018 19:18:00 +0200greekreporter-cdf0c97927b64ecad196b9e1a4179edb20181027191800https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-27/6.8-magnitude-earthquake-impacts-greek-island/10437420The quake struck early on Friday morning, sending out tremors felt as far afield as Libya, Italy, Malta and Albania. Greek authorities initially issued a tsunami warning but later withdrew the alert. The magnitude 6.4 quake struck in the Ionian Sea, 50 kilometres south of the island of Zakynthos, Greece's Geodynamic Institute reported.Sat, 27 Oct 2018 10:16:00 +0200abc-au-72117d5007674fa8f9b6e17e945712d920181027101600