Submitted by max-venum t3_yed40c in technology
reddit455 t1_itxh34n wrote
Reply to comment by Willinton06 in How Google Alerted Californians to an Earthquake Before It Hit by max-venum
it's not "Next tuesday at noon" -
it's GTF OUT OF THE BASEMENT NOW.
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I have the app it didn't go off for me.. but the dogs didn't get excited either. felt it though.
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Earthquake Early Warning now available publicly in California, Oregon, and Washington
https://myshake.berkeley.edu/
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Nearly 100,000 Bay Area residents were alerted about earthquake seconds before they felt it
Ferguson said the alert gave people 2-18 seconds advanced notice before they felt any shaking. It was sent out just a fraction of a second after some of the state's about 800 sensors detected shaking deep below the ground.
If you have an Android phone, you should've automatically received the alert. But iPhone users need to download the MyShake app and set their location in order to get the alert.
LancelotTheBrave t1_ity2mik wrote
Sucks to be those people who have to put their phones in lockers at work. Hope someone checked on them
VanillaLifestyle t1_iu1z7g1 wrote
It's almost certainly too late for them now. RIP
JustDelta767 t1_itzmm7n wrote
What app? The article seems to imply this is something built into some Android phones…
Jizzapherina t1_iu1ewbn wrote
Thank you for the information. I have two other shake apps, but not this one (that seemed to actually work!).
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