insert_link Tech Made Simple Google is set to Expand its Android-based Earthquake Detection System Globally Google is expanding its Android-based earthquake detection and alert system, filling in gaps in places where there are few seismometers and no early warning systems. Starting today, the program that launched in California last year will also be available in Greece and New Zealand. This also marks a new step for Google, because it’s the first time the company will handle everything from detecting the earthquake to warning individuals. This is […] todayMay 6, 2021
insert_link Tech Made Simple There’s an Earthquake. Did Your ShakeAlert App Warn You? After the recent earthquake near Los Angeles, some residents were left wondering why their ShakeAlert LA app hadn’t notified them. After all, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake rocked Ridgecrest, California, about 150 miles away, and that quake was the first test of ShakeAlert since the app was released in 2018. The system was working exactly as it was designed to, as the Los Angeles Times reported in the aftermath of the […] todayJuly 9, 2019
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