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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 24 Aug 2014

    Magnitude 6 earthquake felt throughout San Francisco Bay Area, centred on American Canyon - USGS

    3:33 AM - 24 Aug 2014
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    119 replies 1,370 retweets 403 likes
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      2. Alessandro Cortini‏Verified account @blindoldfreak 24 Aug 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        Good to be back , SF! “@BBCBreaking: Magnitude 6 earthquake felt throughout San Francisco Bay Area, centred on American Canyon - USGS”

        4 replies 1 retweet 13 likes
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      1. Laurie JM Farr‏ @ReferencePlease 24 Aug 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        Dear @BBCBreaking: Perhaps "Breaking" is rather like rubbing salt in the wound, you know? We don't call our news "Raining." #earthquake

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      1. A Lady in London‏Verified account @aladyinlondon 24 Aug 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        No wonder it woke me up! "@BBCBreaking: Magnitude 6 #earthquake felt throughout San Francisco Bay Area"

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      2. Eℓιzabeth‏ @alittlebitwickd 24 Aug 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        Can I go to sleep now?! Ugh “@BBCBreaking: Magnitude 6 earthquake felt throughout San Francisco Bay Area, centred on American Canyon - USGS”

        1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
      3. victôria gîselle‏ @milficentt 24 Aug 2014
        Replying to @alittlebitwickd

        @alittlebitwickd I know I'm wide awake!

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Sonia Ma‏ @SoniaMa9 24 Aug 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking @BBCWorld earthquake should hit in us! incredible!

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      1. Alex‏ @AlexCoops11 24 Aug 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        “@BBCBreaking: Magnitude 6 earthquake felt throughout San Francisco Bay Area, centred on American Canyon - USGS” this fucker woke me up

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      1. Conall Doherty‏ @Conalldoherty 24 Aug 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking @shanestafford93 @emmettbadger11 @LiamBourke10 @BaxterGavin just missed it!

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      1. Victoria‏ @shopgirlievf 24 Aug 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking that was a really long earthquake. Didn't feel like. 6.0 tho

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      2. vampirsdawn‏ @vampirsdawn 24 Aug 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking @miscastdice I'm sorry for you.... Will pray for you ❤️

        2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Don’t drink the cabbageaid‏ @miscastdice 24 Aug 2014
        Replying to @vampirsdawn

        @vampirsdawn @BBCBreaking Lots of quakes all over the Pacific tonight. Japan, Chile, now Northern California. Hoping we here stay quake-free

        0 replies 2 retweets 1 like
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      2. Dibbs‏ @dibbs1967 24 Aug 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking World is having a good ole shake today #wobblyworld

        1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
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      2. Rainer Puster‏ @Rainer81 24 Aug 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        Ah, in der Tat -> “@BBCBreaking: Magnitude 6 earthquake felt throughout San Francisco Bay Area, centred on American Canyon - USGS”

        1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
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      1. Melanie Moon‏Verified account @Moon_Melanie 24 Aug 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        “@BBCBreaking: Magnitude 6 earthquake felt throughout San Francisco Bay Area, centred on American Canyon - USGS”

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      1. Sky‏ @ke_ke2004 24 Aug 2014
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        "@BBCBreaking: Magnitude 6 earthquake felt throughout San Francisco Bay Area, centred on American Canyon - USGS"

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      1. Joshua Gray‏ @JoshuaWGGray 24 Aug 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking a bit late. Forewarning would have helped.

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      1. Ric Boullemier‏ @RicBoull 24 Aug 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking tell me about. Interesting start to our honeymoon at the top of a shaking 48 story hotel. #sanfranciscoearthquake

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