Earthquake Twitter

DC Earthquake Dominates Social Media Sites: 5 Must-See Stats

The Huffington Post | Bianca Bosker | Posted 10.24.2011

News about the 5.8 magnitude earthquake that shook Washington, D.C. on Tuesday and was felt in cities throughout the East coast exploded online, sprea...

Twitter Reactions Played A Big Role In News Of Earthquake

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.24.2011

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake hit just outside Richmond, Va. today, causing little damage, but sending Twitter into a frenzy. The epicenter, which was...

LOOK: The Best Tweets From The NYC Earthquake

Posted 10.24.2011

The earthquake that hit Virginia and was felt in New York City today also shook up the Twittersphere. We felt the tremors here at The Huffington P...

EARTHQUAKE: The Media Reacts

Posted 10.24.2011

The earthquake that hit Washington, D.C. on Tuesday quickly supplanted all other news stories. Every network and news outlet on the East Coast moved t...

Post-Earthquake Tweets Help Scientists Track Quakes

AP | ALICIA CHANG | Posted 05.25.2011

LOS ANGELES — OMG! Earthquake! The U.S. Geological Survey is scouring the popular microblogging site Twitter soon after a temblor hits to pinpo...