339340 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.ibtimes.sg/collapse-major-dam-due-earthquakes-would-cause-mass-floods-california-federal-agency-warns-40141A federal agency in the US has ordered a water district to drain a major reservoir to prevent a potential disaster. According to experts, a powerful earthquake could cause the Anderson Reservoir in California to collapse, causing mass floods in nearby regions.Fri, 28 Feb 2020 10:11:00 +0100ibtimes-sg-f3f96c07d45f51c5b3a1fb863888724720200228101100https://www.wfsb.com/news/expert-explains-the-science-behind-the-earthquakes-taking-place-in/article_211a4398-59d0-11ea-8cac-e3d504c1516d.htmlPuerto Ricans make up more than half of Connecticut’s Latino population. As the island of Puerto Rico still gets jolted on a daily basis, everyone wants to know when the threat will be over. STORRS, CT (WFSB) – Puerto Ricans make up more than half of Connecticut’s Latino population.Fri, 28 Feb 2020 06:11:00 +0100wfsb-4cf5585dceada2f6162076abb7dd971d20200228061100https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1234508/magnitude-5-5-earthquake-shakes-davao-occidentalMANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Davao Occidental in the early hours of Friday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The quake struck at 3:13 a.m., 187 kilometers southeast of Sarangani town. Phivolcs said that the temblor was of tectonic origin, and had a 130-kilometer depth of focus.Fri, 28 Feb 2020 04:32:00 +0100inquirer-609fd46b91877c05b508157f86b6138520200228043200http://www.china.org.cn/world/2020-02/28/content_75753915.htmAn earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 hit the southern Philippines before dawn on Friday, the Philippine Institute of Seismology and Volcanology said. The institute said the offshore quake, which struck at 3:13 a.m. local time, hit at a depth of 130 kilometers, about 187 kilometers southeast of Sarangani town in Davao Occidental province.Fri, 28 Feb 2020 01:48:00 +0100china.org.cn-fd6f9503e0acd75636b7aff7f79d4a5620200228014800