ShakeAlert tech gets renewed interest after earthquake near Orcas Island
People can download the MyShake app in the Apple Store or Google Play. The mobile app sends an alert if the earthquake meets ...
Can your phone warn you of an earthquake?
Earthquake alerts on smartphones offer precious seconds to seek safety by using built-in accelerometers to detect tremors.
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4.5-magnitude quake hits in western Washington, seismologists say. ‘Shook us awake’
A 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck at 5:02 a.m. Monday ... “It was too small for the Wireless Emergency Alerts system (used for Amber Alerts), because that is meant for imminent threat and ...
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WA is seeing a string of earthquakes. Here’s how experts say you should stay prepared
and setting up your cellphone for earthquake alerts with the ShakeAlert earthquake warning system. According to Ted Buehner, a meteorologist and public information officer at Emergency Management ...
Was that an earthquake? Temblor hits near Orcas Island
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.5 was recorded at 5:02 a.m. Monday, 6 miles east of Orcas Island.
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'I felt it': Responses to 4.5 magnitude earthquake surpass 11,000 people
If another quake hits, that’s 4.5 or greater, they now know that the early warning system works. “So the earthquake early ... who downloaded the My Shake alert app. The threshold for a wider ...