Google Seismic Warning is a free service for Android users, this service is free and enabled on some devices, but some users may need to enable it manually.
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“Android Earthquake Warning System is a free service that detects earthquakes around the world and can alert Android users before a tremor begins,” the company website says.
This system works free of charge and its main purpose is to support the authorities and people to prevent deaths in these natural events.
(Keep reading: Why do you feel dizzy after a shake?).
This Step by step to enable earthquake notifications according to Google support
1. Open phone settings.
2. Press ‘Safety and emergency’ and then, ‘Earthquake Warnings’.
If you cannot find the “Security and emergency” option, ‘Location’ and then‘Developed’then select ‘Earthquake Warnings’.
Google uses the ‘ShakeAlert’ system, a network of 1,675 seismic sensors, to detect shaking from earthquakes. The app analyzes the sensor data to determine the location and magnitude of the earthquake.
The ShakeAlert system sends a signal to the Android Earthquake Alert system, which sends an earthquake alert directly to Android users.
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