The L.A. Times’ Quakebot accidentally reported a 92-year-old earthquake as breaking news

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Gizmodo / Matt Novak / Jun 22, 2017

“Please note: We just deleted an automated tweet saying there was a 6.8 earthquake in Isla Vista. That earthquake happened in 1925.” —

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