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pievole t1_itrqbp0 wrote
> People tweeting "did you all just feel that?" is faster and more reliable than sensors.
No, but tweets about earthquakes are sometimes available faster than the USGS reports, and can augment USGS sensor data for better coverage and overall reliability.
humanregularbeing t1_its1wu5 wrote
Was on a phone call with someone once during a mild earthquake, and they felt it a short time after I did.
shackleford1917 t1_itsohoc wrote
This is amazing, twitter is actually good for something!
sfan27 t1_itsqsi7 wrote
Earthquakes move at the speed of sound, which is incredibly slow compared to light/electricity.
clear_prop t1_itsyat7 wrote
Of course there is an xkcd for that.
FestiveSquid t1_itt1hpe wrote
r/RelevantXKCD
ChrisGaylor t1_itt1rc6 wrote
Not always.
VaraNiN t1_itua05t wrote
Nearly never.
9detat t1_ituj898 wrote
I was on Twitter during the big Fukushima quake and subsequent massive aftershocks in 2011. Was able to let my brother in the US know I was OK. Tokyo immediately shut down, so I just walked home from the office, which took an hour an a half (stopped for beers). Incredibly eerie as there was almost no traffic.
The_White_Light t1_itrkubl wrote
How appropriate, considering there was a 5.1 mag earthquake reported in California just over an hour ago.