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In a new promotional video from Twitter, they are touting how fast the status update service is, pushing the message that Twitter is the place to check in times of emergency or where you would want to go for the fastest news. As we already know, everyone turned to social media during the recent earthquake on the East Coast so Twitter is taking advantage of that to give themselves a bit of a pat on the back.
When the 5.9 earthquake hit the DC region yesterday, many turned to social media to spread the word. In particular, Twitter saw heavy and fast usage right after the earthquake on the East Coast. Within one minute of news of the earthquake, tweets from the DC region were sent all over the nation. Twitter posted an official visualization showing just how fast the news spread on Twitter, which is quite impressive.
Earlier today there was a 5.9 magnitude earthquake that hit the DC region, the epicenter was in Mineral Virginia to be exact which was felt all over the East Coast. I live right outside of DC and work in the city and felt the earthquake today which was a very surreal experience.
This video taken in Japan while the Tsunami was coming. It’s a view of the power of the waves and water. It just takes anything in it’s path and rips it and throws it like it was nothing. Impressive and scary at the same time! Check here for other vids/images from the day of the quake/tsunami.
In the early hours of today a record breaking 8.9 magnitude earthquake hit the northeast coast of Japan. This is still a developing story as a Tsunami has already hit Japan due to the quake and there is a Tsunami Alert for New Zealand, the Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Hawaii, and others. Here are just a few videos and images already out of Japan that just show the sheer devastation and disaster so far.
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