400 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 http://www.uniindia.com/5-2-magnitude-quake-hits-volcano-islands-japan-region--gfz/world/news/3104508.htmlBeijing, Dec 13 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted Volcano Islands, Japan Region at 0640 GMT on Wednesday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 23.07 degrees north latitude and 142.90 degrees east longitude.2023-12-13T13:19+0100uniindia-3696468524894f99a834f127f50f8b9920231213131900https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquake/news/228594/Small-magnitude-36-quake-hits-25-miles-north-of-Santa-Rosa-California-United-States-late-at-night-.htmlA very shallow magnitude 3.6 earthquake was reported late at night near Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California, USA. According to the United States Geological Survey, the quake hit on Tuesday, December 12th, 2023, at 10:52 pm local time at a very shallow depth of 0.3 miles.2023-12-13T08:05+0100volcanodiscovery-aca020e613a7ea4622d8dcfed57182c820231213080500https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquake/news/228591/Small-earthquake-of-magnitude-36-just-reported-24-miles-north-of-Santa-Rosa-California-United-States.htmlAn earthquake of magnitude 3.6 occurred late at night on Tuesday, December 12th, 2023, at 10:52 pm local time near Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California, USA, as reported by the United States Geological Survey. According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a very shallow depth of 0.6 miles.2023-12-13T08:05+0100volcanodiscovery-60831cc111909c9bec8af32cc9df592c20231213080500https://www.hindustantimes.com/photos/news/year-ender-2023-most-significant-world-events-in-2023-101702384672777.htmlAs 2023 draws to a close, various significant events have shaped the year. Notable occurrences include India surpassing China as the world's most populous country and the Hamas-Israel conflict. Here are some unforgettable events that have unfolded globally in 2023 so far.2023-12-12T14:07+0100HindustanTimes-3b7a5d2b6aa2402e65980610aa99966f20231212140700