543550 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.azatutyun.am/a/30159182.htmlResidents of Gyumri ran into the streets and stayed there for hours after a 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck northwestern Armenia late on Tuesday. According to the Armenian Ministry of Emergency Situations, the epicenter of the earthquake was about 50 kilometers north of Gyumri, on the border with Georgia.Wed, 11 Sep 2019 18:29:00 +0200azatutyun-am-3c619acbfb534e76fc3c8b022919f6fd20190911182900https://www.enn.com/articles/59666-studying-soil-behavior-under-pressure-could-save-millions-of-dollarsResearch makes use of unique centrifuge on the Rensselaer campus. Millions of dollars are spent fortifying dams to withstand earthquakes — but it may not be necessary. New research being conducted at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is examining whether or not that spending actually contributes to public safety.Wed, 11 Sep 2019 18:05:00 +0200enn-00b9800f36186547c85f75bf1c5ebc6320190911180500http://www.ekathimerini.com/244428/article/ekathimerini/news/moderate-quake-strikes-sea-area-northeast-of-athensTAGS: Earthquake A moderate earthquake measuring 3.8 on the Richter scale struck off the northeastern coast of Attica on Wednesday morning. The epicenter of the 11.13 a.m. tremor was located 8 kilometers east of the seaside town of Nea Makri and at a depth of 5 kilometers.Wed, 11 Sep 2019 16:41:00 +0200kathimerini-en-f75101d9411bba0952014e4edd0c90a720190911164100https://www.panorama.am/en/news/2019/09/11/seismologist-quake/2164858Aftershocks continue to the present after a magnitude 4.8 earthquake hit near an Armenian village on Tuesday evening, interim Director of the Seismic Protection Service SNCO at the Ministry of Emergency Situations, seismologist Sos Margaryan told Panorama.am.Wed, 11 Sep 2019 16:15:00 +0200panorama-am-en-98f7db1c8f35e34923db025d6b2fa41f20190911161500