Twitter users were first to have confirmed details and links, even beating the blogs.
Blogs came next, some with concrete details even before local news stations would confirm it.
Radio seemed to have confirmed things next, notably NPR and WAMZ.
Local TV stations were next, confirming the quake and then showing images from links that bloggers and Twitter users posted 30 minutes prior.
National stations were last to pick it up. CNN even showed a map of the epicenter about the “Illinois Earthquake,” but then showed it alongside video footage of the fallen bricks at 309 W Kentucky St in Louisville, KY.
Of course live TV and radio showed the earthquake first, but it’s odd that it took so long to confirm it, considering that info is made available in real-time on the USGS website.
At the risk of being Spammy, here's some highlights from my own Twitter Stream for all to peruse. In order from oldest to newest.
Todd Earwood - @saftetyguy1656 I was thinking earthquake too - from web
Patrickometry - Just experienced a slight earthquake in Shepherdsville, Kentucky?!? .. we are on the New Madrid Fault!! local news also reporting same. - from twhirl
Thomas - @earwood What the hell was that? Just woke up everybody in the house. Creepy. My first thought was earthquake as well. - from web in reply to tlosbo
Todd Earwood - @tlosbo I can't find anywhere online that confirms it, but it woke us up too - from web in reply to tlosbo
Metro Mapper - Earthquake!! About 10 minutes ago. - from ThinCloud
JasonFalls - @tlosbo @earwood Yeah, I'm thinking an earthquake just hit. My whole house was chattering. - from web in reply to tlosbo
Todd Earwood - WHAS TV says it's an earthquake - from web
JasonFalls - @metromapper Is that an earthquake confirmation? - from im in reply to metromapper
JasonFalls - @MikeG1 And @earwood says local ABC affilate is reporting it. - from im in reply to MikeG1
Todd Earwood - WAVE3 said it was felt further North from us, everyone ok? - from web
Todd Earwood - AP from Indy confirmed it's an earthquake. Holy cow WAVE3 just rolled footage of the camera and lights shaking - from web
Metro Mapper - Looks like about a 5.4 earthquake at 5:37 EST http://tinyurl.com/yubuxx - from Netvibes
JasonFalls - Here's a map - http://tinyurl.com/yubuxx (thanks @metromapper) - from im
Todd Earwood - @davejohnston yes, there are 8+ of us awake in Louisville, KY and AP confirmed it's an earthquake - from web in reply to davejohnston
JasonFalls - @metromapper says 5.4 earthquake at 5:37 a.m. ET - from im in reply to metromapper
Todd Earwood - @davejohnston retweet from @metromapper Looks like about a 5.4 earthquake at 5:37 EST http://tinyurl.com/yubuxx - from web in reply to davejohnston
Todd Earwood - @toddand did you feel that too? We did in Louisville, KY. A 5.4 earthquake at 5:37 EST http://tinyurl.com/yubuxx - from web in reply to toddand
Metro Mapper - Exact location of earthquake on a map: http://snurl.com/24v3u - from Netvibes
Todd Earwood - @tannerhobin yep, we felt it in Louisville, KY Looks like about a 5.4 earthquake at 5:37 EST http://tinyurl.com/yubuxx - from web in reply to TannerHobin
Todd Earwood - @sheigl yes. check this out from @metromapper A 5.4 earthquake at 5:37 EST http://tinyurl.com/yubuxx - from web in reply to sheigl
JasonFalls - @toddand http://tinyurl.com/yubuxx 5.4 - from im in reply to toddand
Todd Earwood - man, if there ever was a time for TwitterLocal it's now. Man, there are a lot of people on here locally - from web
JasonFalls - I"m watching CNN.com to see when they actually have it. Almost 30 minutes now and nothing. - from im
JasonFalls - For those just logging on after 6 a.m. wake ups, a 5.4 earthquake between Louisville and St. Louis. No news covering it online yet. Twit ... ... - from im
JasonFalls - Again, the map from the USGS (thanks @metromapper) http://tinyurl.com/yubuxx - from im
Ben Thomas - I'm loving the twitter coverage. - from twitterrific
Joe Hayden, Realtor - @earwood Interesting possibilities for emergency preparedness / disaster coordination w/Twitter. - from web in reply to JoeHayden
Metro Mapper - Mark your location and earthquake description on this map! http://snurl.com/24v5j Pass it around. - from Netvibes
JasonFalls - Stat map from self-reporters (thanks @Finucane) #earthquake http://tinyurl.com/58s38c - from im
JasonFalls - Approximately 40 minutes after #earthquake, CNN.com still nothing. - from im
Ben Thomas - @jasonfalls NPR has had some coverage. - from twitterrific
Ben Thomas - 309 W. Kentucky, partial building collapse. - from twitterrific
JasonFalls - CNN.com's banner - "An earthquake of magnitude 5.4 rattles Illinois" - no links. Way to be, journalists! Heh. - from im
Ben Thomas - 309 W. Kentucky, not a collapse but debris fell onto street. - from twitterrific
Metro Mapper - Blog post about #earthquake http://tinyurl.com/5owpes - from Netvibes
Metro Mapper - From @bdthomas "309 W. Kentucky, not a collapse but debris fell onto street." Added to map: http://snurl.com/24v5j - from Netvibes
Metro Mapper - Some Louisville #earthquake Reports by ZIP: http://tinyurl.com/5nu6vy - from Netvibes
JasonFalls - Before I go. Need to publicly out CNN. Their story says "updated 24 minutes ago" at 6:45 a.m. Bullshit. See my Twitter stream. Now they' ... ... - from im
Todd Earwood - local client just called me geeky for turning to Twitter for earthquake info. I tried to explain how it beat the TV station - from web
1 comment:
I think it is pretty damn cool how quick the Twitter response was. If only I was a little more lucid at the time it woke me up, I would have been on too. Sleep > Twitter it seemed. :)
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