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The US Geologic Survey analyzes twitter data that can often identify earthquakes faster than their own sensors as well as filter out false positives from their sensors.

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Fun Fact: The US Geologic Survey analyzes twitter data that can often identify earthquakes faster than their own sensors as well as filter out false positives from their sensors.

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