17500 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.mdpi.com/1099-4300/21/3/249Abstract The Gutenberg-Richter Law describes the frequency-magnitude distribution of earthquakes. A number of studies have shown that the slope (b value) of the relationship between frequency and magnitude decreased before large earthquakes. In this paper, we investigate the temporal variation of....Tue, 05 Mar 2019 17:12:00 +0100mdpi-bab4e236a5bb298427a48e218e21bc9420190305171200https://reliefweb.int/report/tonga/new-early-warning-system-and-disaster-communications-tonga04th March 2019 Tonga will benefit from installation of a nationwide early warning system and strengthening of disaster communications, known as NEWS, for all its island groups up to the two Niuas within the next few months, in a project funded by the Japanese Government through JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency).Mon, 04 Mar 2019 04:43:00 +0100reliefWeb-2c904b802f6c6563a467d87c7662ba3d20190304044300https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2019/03/pacific-ring-of-fire-activity-rises-preparations-for-imminent-mag-9-quake.htmlThe Pacific Ring of Fire has shocked the region with 46 separate earthquakes in 24 hours this month, as preparations continue for the "highly imminent" megaquake capable of wiping out cities. Fears of another devastating earthquake and tsunami are growing in Japan after multiple sightings of the rare and ominous oarfish .Mon, 04 Mar 2019 02:13:00 +0100newshub-f28f6d0447f1e8d8d210e65eb88b9acf20190304021300https://www.philstar.com/nation/2019/03/04/1898381/metro-subway-survive-earthquakeMANILA, Philippines The P357-billion Metro Manila Subway will be safe in case of an earthquake in the metropolis, the head of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) assured the public yesterday. Science Undersecretary and Phivolcs director Renato Solidum Jr.Sun, 03 Mar 2019 17:59:00 +0100philstar-88eacc2e06e56319a81153fcae359f6820190303175900