{"id":31959,"date":"2023-10-20T14:26:27","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T14:26:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startupsmart.test\/2023\/10\/20\/whats-shakin-us-authorities-using-twitter-to-track-earthquakes-startupsmart\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T14:26:27","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T14:26:27","slug":"whats-shakin-us-authorities-using-twitter-to-track-earthquakes-startupsmart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/uncategorized\/whats-shakin-us-authorities-using-twitter-to-track-earthquakes-startupsmart\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s shakin?: US authorities using Twitter to track earthquakes – StartupSmart"},"content":{"rendered":"
The United States department tasked with monitoring earthquakes is now using Twitter to track them, because it offers faster and more complete coverage than its current network of sensors. <\/p>\n
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The US Geological Survey National Earthquake information Center (NEIC) has about 2000 real-time earthquake sensors, a number that will eventually increase to about 6000<\/a>. However, that still leaves a significant portion of the United States without sensors.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The Sichuan earthquake in 2008 was the first example of the effectiveness of Twitter users reporting earthquakes.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n