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Local USGS, LA Times ‘Quakebot’ Mistakenly Report Magnitude 5.1 Earthquake Near Redding
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/05/29/usgs-mistakenly-reports-magnitude-5-1-earthquake-near-redding/ ^ | May 29, 2015 | No Attribution

Posted on 05/29/2015 8:34:09 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey

REDDING (CBS SF) – An earthquake with magnitude of 5.1 was reported but never hit the Redding area overnight. The United States Geological Survey reported the quake just after midnight, seven miles outside of Lewiston, just under Buckeye Ridge at Clair Engle Lake. But the Associated Press confirmed Friday morning that this was a “…erroneous alert based off an earthquake that struck in Alaska.” The event record of the California quake has since vanished from the USGS seismic activity map.

As of 9 a.m., the computer algorithm used to automatically “write” earthquake stories for the Los Angeles Times continued to list the quake as a recorded event.

(Excerpt) Read more at sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Local News
KEYWORDS: 201505; 20150529; alaska; california; earthquake; falsealarm
so much for artificial intelligence
1 posted on 05/29/2015 8:34:09 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey
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To: MeshugeMikey

I felt it!


2 posted on 05/29/2015 8:37:26 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

I once had e some javascript code that will make a browser appear to have been hit by an earthquake..or a nuclear bomb depending on how it was “set” It was horribly realistic


3 posted on 05/29/2015 8:39:34 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: MeshugeMikey

That would be good for a quake app to let you know a major rumble has occurred.


4 posted on 05/29/2015 9:23:54 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: MeshugeMikey

Ummmmm.. We’re sorry. That wasn’t a 9.8 earthquake, someone tripped over the sensor.


5 posted on 05/29/2015 9:38:56 PM PDT by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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To: MeshugeMikey

Ok what happen to that 9 on Richter that was suppose to happen? Shoot, I was all prepare. Well at least with this one, they reported it before it happen.


6 posted on 05/29/2015 9:57:52 PM PDT by Patriot Babe
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To: Patriot Babe

they need another... less functional algorithm?


7 posted on 05/30/2015 5:31:26 AM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: Smokin' Joe

coming soon to a theater near you.

QUAKEBOT....its back...and its Drunk


8 posted on 05/30/2015 5:32:23 AM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

I was just looking..... at the script..in another browser window...when my browser crashed...

it may not be up to snuff


9 posted on 05/30/2015 5:37:37 AM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: MeshugeMikey

Sounds like it’s working great!


10 posted on 05/30/2015 6:00:55 AM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

After it great recent...performance.... the quakebot....just posted another article in the LA TIMES....

Earthquake: 5.5 quake strikes near Brooktrails


11 posted on 05/30/2015 6:04:52 AM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: MeshugeMikey

And a 7.8 magnitude EQ off the coast of Japan.


12 posted on 05/30/2015 7:16:09 AM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

Fri May 22, 2015 6:39pm EDT

Magnitude 6.8 quake strikes off Solomon Islands

I sense that this is a “trend”.


13 posted on 05/30/2015 7:17:17 AM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: MeshugeMikey

Yes, the number of larger quakes and the amount of volcanic eruptions has been on the increase for a few decades.


14 posted on 05/30/2015 8:04:04 AM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

Global Fracking! Settled Science!

i got this directly form the L.A.TImes Quakebot....


15 posted on 05/30/2015 8:07:12 AM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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