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Tweet Earthquake Dispatch
September 2, 2012 | News Day

Did you know that USGS monitors Twitter for earthquake tweets? It gives helps them detect seismic activity in remote areas where they have very few instruments for detecting earthquakes.


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Monitoring Earthquakes in Arizona
March 16, 2012 | AZGS on YouTube
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Numerous M4 to M5.4 Earthquakes Near El Centro, CA
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Does Arizona Have Earthquakes?
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M5.8 Earthquake: Northern Italy
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