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Virginia earthquake was quite shallow -- just 6 km underground; may explain why folks felt quite a bit of shaking - @fivethirtyeight

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  • Submitted Aug. 23, 2011, 6:14 p.m. GMT by editor

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At least 15 people die as tourist bus carrying 33 crashes off a highway and plunges into a ravine in northern China - Xinhua via @AP

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  • Submitted Feb. 25, 2012, 8:49 a.m. GMT by editor

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Teen motorcyclist killed in collision at Phillip Island, Australia, where World Superbike Championship is being held - @DailyTelegraph

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  • Submitted Feb. 25, 2012, 6:18 a.m. GMT from www.dailytelegraph.com.au by editor

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4.4-magnitude earthquake strikes northern California coast - @LATimes

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  • Submitted Feb. 25, 2012, 5:47 a.m. GMT from latimesblogs.latimes.com by editor

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US military identifies all 7 Marines killed in helicopter collision near Yuma, Arizona - @nbcsandiego, @AP

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  • Submitted Feb. 25, 2012, 12:26 a.m. GMT from www.nbcsandiego.com by editor

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@stormchaser4850 tweeted:
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Developing: *Numerous reports of significant damage coming out of Colleton Co., SC from earlier tornado* (511-512 pm EST)

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  • Submitted Feb. 24, 2012, 11:34 p.m. GMT from twitter.com/stormchaser4850 by editor

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More than 100 students from a Virginia elementary school out sick, possibly due to norovirus - @nbcwashington

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  • Submitted Feb. 24, 2012, 10:55 p.m. GMT from www.nbcwashington.com by editor

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Update: Man pulled from water in fatal crash in Gorst, Washington, was USS Ronald Reagan sailor - @KitsapSun

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  • Submitted Feb. 24, 2012, 9:03 p.m. GMT from www.kitsapsun.com by editor

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Injury reported in Duplin County, North Carolina, from severe storm; damage to mobile home, vehicle - @LeeRingerNews14

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Update: No one else found in vehicle that crashed into Washington inlet; driver pronounced dead at hospital - @komonews

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  • Submitted Feb. 24, 2012, 4:04 p.m. GMT from www.komonews.com by editor

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Roof damage reported at school in Jackson, Alabama; tornado warning continues, damaging winds likely - @weatherchannel

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  • Submitted Feb. 24, 2012, 3:44 p.m. GMT by editor

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