The 1995 Aigio earthquake struck Western Greece near the coastal city of
Aigio at 03:15:48 local time (00:15:48 UTC) on 15 June 1995. It
measured 6.4–6.5 on the moment magnitude scale (Mw). The horizontal
peak ground acceleration reached 0.54 g and ground velocity peaked at
52 cm/s (20 in/s), the strongest ground motion ever recorded in
Greece. Fifteen minutes later, a large aftershock caused further damage.
Faulting occurred on either the Aigion fault or one offshore. Other
faults in the region have the potential to produce earthquakes up to
Mw 6.9. The quake caused $660 million of damage. The collapse of
buildings left 26 dead and up to 200 injured. Several countries and
organizations provided disaster aid, including search and rescue and
refugee assistance, medical supplies, temporary shelter and water
treatment equipment. The Greek government issued loans for Aigio's
rebuilding. There was concern over the lack of a warning, as officials
had been told that a major earthquake would occur.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_Aigio_earthquake>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1929:
Jiddu Krishnamurti, believed by some Theosophists to be a
likely candidate for the messianic "World Teacher", dissolved the Order
of the Star, the organisation established to support him.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_Star_in_the_East>
1940:
World War II: Italian forces began a conquest of British
Somaliland, capturing the region in 16 days.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_invasion_of_British_Somaliland>
1977:
Tandy Corporation announced the TRS-80, one of the world's
first mass-produced personal computers.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRS-80>
2005:
Mauritanian president Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya was
overthrown in a military coup while he attended the funeral of King Fahd
of Saudi Arabia.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Mauritanian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
rinky-dink:
1. Of poor quality; amateurish, shoddy, small-time.
2. Old-fashioned, tired; also, shabby, worn-out.
3. Crooked, dishonest, underhanded.
4. (music) Alternative form of rinky-tink (“tinkling and tinny”)
5. (countable) A person regarded as contemptible or insignificant.
6. An amateur or someone who is underqualified.
7. Someone who operates unethically; specifically, a small-time conman
or crook.
8. (countable) Something that is not up to acceptable standards;
something regarded as being of low quality.
9. (countable) A miscellaneous object or thing; a thingy.
10. (archaic, uncountable) Deceptive or underhanded rigmarole;
deception, trickery; (countable) often preceded by the: an instance of
this; a deception, swindle, a trick.
11. (uncountable, music) Alternative form of rinky-tink (“a tinkling,
tinny style of music; honky-tonk”)
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rinky-dink>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
The Constitution is quite clear about the role of the vice
president in the counting of electoral votes. It essentially says the
vice president presides over a joint session of Congress where the
electoral votes that are certified by the states shall be opened and
shall be counted. And irrespective of the indictment, I want the
American people to know that I had no right to overturn the election.
And that on that day, President Trump asked me to put him over the
Constitution. But I chose the Constitution and I always will. … I
really do believe that anyone who puts themself over the Constitution
should never be president of the United States. And anyone who asks
someone else to put themselves over the Constitution should never be
president of the United States again.
--Mike Pence
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Mike_Pence>
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