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Earthquake Detection Shaken Up with Twitter API 
Mashups via Programmable Web | by Adam DuVander | Tue, Jan 12
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Normally earthquakes are detected with sensative instruments, under the care of trained seismologists. With the Twitter API (our Twitter API profile), the ability to detect and report quake locations may fall into anyone's hands.
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