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/1099-4300/23/6/676In this work we present the statistical and criticality analysis of the very low frequency (VLF) sub-ionospheric propagation data recorded by a VLF/LF radio receiver which has recently been established at the University of West Attica in Athens (Greece). We investigate a very recent, strong (M6.Thu, 27 May 2021 17:10:00 +0200mdpi-1e9740cf2d6b478d351b9758ea413f48mdpien37.761539 26.980459NaturalDisastersNuclear20210527171000https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/11/4817In the present work, a multiscale post-seismic relaxation mechanism, based on the existence of a distribution in relaxation time, is presented. Assuming an Arrhenius dependence of the relaxation time with uniform distributed activation energy in a mesoscopic scale, a generic logarithmic-type relaxation in a macroscopic scale results.Mon, 24 May 2021 14:38:00 +0200mdpi-d48daecb887a2bf91283eaddcba586b7mdpien37.944 23.6529NaturalDisasters20210524143800https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/300315132/phones-alert-residents-before-christchurch-quake-arrivesSome Christchurch residents got a surprise early warning before an earthquake shook them at lunchtime on Monday. The light quake, with an estimated magnitude of 3.4, hit at 11.49am, according to GeoNet . It was centred off Ruru Rd in the suburb of Bromley in eastern Christchurch at a depth of 9 kilometres.Mon, 24 May 2021 10:23:00 +0200Stuff-a8daa4c1396ab34fbe699f189176906cStuffen-43.5235 172.638NaturalDisastersGoogleFacebookTech company20210524102300https://albaniandailynews.com/news/5-2-magnitude-earthquake-shakes-korca-1-1A magnitude 5.2 earthquake with an epicenter in Greece was felt in southeastern Albania causing strong tremors in Korça and surrounding areas. The seismic movement was recorded at 23:31:02 local time and lasted several seconds. The earthquake has caused panic and fear among citizens, who have left....Wed, 12 May 2021 10:02:00 +0200albaniannews-4b209c230506644146e590db2f200359albaniannewsen41.3317 19.8318NaturalDisasters20210512100200https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1160928/magnitude-4-6-quake-hits-kastoria/An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.6 struck the town of Kastoria in western Macedonia early Wednesday morning, without causing damages or injuries. The Seismological Station of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki said the quake struck at 12.31 a.m.Wed, 12 May 2021 08:57:00 +0200kathimerini-en-886163ce94b9a0454a498315b1889c9dkathimerini-enen42.0069 21.4467NaturalDisastersAristotle UniversityAristotle University of Thessaloniki20210512085700https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquake/news/129783/Moderate-magnitude-45-earthquake-86-km-southeast-of-Hachinohe-Japan.htmlA magnitude 4.9 earthquake near Florina, West Macedonia, Greece, was reported only 8 minutes ago by the National Observatory of Athens (NOA), considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in Greece. The earthquake occurred at a very shallow depth of 5 km beneath the epicenter....Wed, 12 May 2021 02:01:00 +0200volcanodiscovery-9794e0457aff3b5f3e996910c604d2a9volcanodiscoveryen40.523918 141.5233NaturalDisastersNational Observatory of Athens20210512020100https://ladailypost.com/agu-new-study-pinpoints-source-of-largest-recorded-mediterranean-earthquake-in-ad-365/This map shows the modeled wave heights of the tsunamis on the coasts in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, which were triggered by the earthquake July 21, 365. Courtesy/Richard Ott. AGU News: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The morning of 21 July, AD 365, the Eastern Mediterranean was shaken by an earthquake that....Tue, 11 May 2021 02:04:00 +0200ladailypost-617265455ead53d8665d2940a67d6d1aladailyposten37.944 23.6529NaturalDisasters20210511020400https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1160484/google-quake-alert-system-expanded-to-greece/Greece became the first country in Europe last week to acquire Google’s innovative earthquake alert service for Android devices. Launched last August in cooperation with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and ShakeAlert, Earthquake Alerts detects the initial P waves generated by seismic....Tue, 04 May 2021 20:08:00 +0200kathimerini-en-d29146d8edc58b06c35939ef456d93a2kathimerini-enen37.944 23.6529AccountingNaturalDisastersGoogleUnited States Geological Survey20210504200800https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-05/ciot-ctp050321.phpOn September 28, 2018, an inexplicably large tsunami devastated the Indonesian coastal city of Palu and several others nearby. Between the tsunami and the magnitude 7.5 earthquake that caused it, some 4,340 people were killed, making it the deadliest earthquake that year.Tue, 04 May 2021 16:06:00 +0200eurekalert-8fa7a31a5377d77e8ad85c0574bb9e59eurekalerten48.8521 2.34899AlternativeEnergyNaturalDisastersSan Andreas FaultUrbana-ChampaignTom HeatonTheodore von KármánIndonesian governmentAdvisory BoardMohamed AbdelmeguidÉcole Normale SupérieureNational Geospatial-Intelligence AgencySchool of Engineering20210504160600https://www.miragenews.com/contrary-to-previous-belief-strike-slip-faults-553569/Credit: Image courtesy of Costas Synolakis On September 28, 2018, an inexplicably large tsunami devastated the Indonesian coastal city of Palu and several others nearby. Between the tsunami and the magnitude 7.5 earthquake that caused it, some 4,340 people were killed, making it the deadliest earthquake that year.Mon, 03 May 2021 21:22:00 +0200miragenews-97a41dc86441f500f46e8e0559fc18e4miragenewsen48.8521 2.34899AlternativeEnergyNaturalDisastersSan Andreas FaultUrbana-ChampaignTom HeatonTheodore von KármánIndonesian governmentAdvisory BoardÉcole Normale SupérieureNational Geospatial-Intelligence AgencySchool of Engineering20210503212200https://exbulletin.com/uncategorized/888574/Washington [US], May 2 (ANI): US tech giant Google recently announced that its earthquake warning system will now work in more countries. The security feature essentially creates a large network of earthquake detectors through the use of sensors in Android phones all over the world.Sun, 02 May 2021 23:12:00 +0200exbulletin-13f65e245023b2ddc1be106ce055fb70exbulletinen38.9051 -77.0162NaturalDisastersGoogleMarketing CompanyThe Verge20210502231200https://www.europesun.com/news/269170771/google-earthquake-alerts-system-in-more-countriesWashington [US], May 2 (ANI): American technology conglomerate Google recently announced that its earthquake alerts system will now work in more countries. The safety feature essentially creates a large network of earthquake detectors by utilising sensors in Android phones worldwide.Sun, 02 May 2021 21:02:00 +0200europesun-d9664a25129c0dd2924448cf00492883europesunen38.9051 -77.0162NaturalDisastersGoogleThe Verge20210502210200https://www.cambodiantimes.com/news/269170771/google-earthquake-alerts-system-in-more-countriesWashington [US], May 2 (ANI): American technology conglomerate Google recently announced that its earthquake alerts system will now work in more countries. The safety feature essentially creates a large network of earthquake detectors by utilising sensors in Android phones worldwide.Sun, 02 May 2021 20:10:00 +0200cambodiantimes-d9664a25129c0dd2924448cf00492883cambodiantimesen38.9051 -77.0162NaturalDisastersGoogleThe Verge20210502201000https://www.longbeachstar.com/news/269170771/google-earthquake-alerts-system-in-more-countriesWashington [US], May 2 (ANI): American technology conglomerate Google recently announced that its earthquake alerts system will now work in more countries. The safety feature essentially creates a large network of earthquake detectors by utilising sensors in Android phones worldwide.Sun, 02 May 2021 19:22:00 +0200longbeachstar-d9664a25129c0dd2924448cf00492883longbeachstaren38.9051 -77.0162NaturalDisastersGoogleThe Verge20210502192200https://greekreporter.com/2021/06/01/4-6-richter-earthquake-shakes-elassona/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=4-6-richter-earthquake-shakes-elassonaAn earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale shook the Greek town of Elassona, located near the city of Larissa in Thessaly, on Tuesday evening. According to the Greek Geodynamic Institute, the epicenter of the earthquake was located 14 km (8.7 mi) south west of Elassona.Tue, 01 Jun 2021 18:57:00 +0200greekreporter-946a61e00f56bb916db99db8b4202191greekreporteren37.761539 26.980459NaturalDisasters20210601185700http://banksnews.gr/4-6-richter-earthquake-shakes-the-greek-town-of-elassona/” width=”700″> An earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale shook the Greek town of Elassona, located near the city of Larissa in Thessaly, on Tuesday evening. According to the Greek Geodynamic Institute, the epicenter of the earthquake was located 14 km (8.7 mi) south west of Elassona.Tue, 01 Jun 2021 19:23:00 +0200banksnews-64dd2bd2eff66972d9ace8fb36f9dec9banksnewsen37.761539 26.980459NaturalDisasters20210601192300