Earthquake In California Warning. Part of the California Earthquake Early Warning System, the app will also work in conjunction with Wireless Emergency Alerts system—the blaring notifications that flash on all phone screens in the event of an Amber Alert, wildfire, or hazardous weather conditions. Based on reports from sensors embedded in the ground across the state.
California is a hotspot for seismic activity, and experts have been warning of a theoretical 'Big One' for some time. We know that California is earthquake country. Seconds before an earthquake hits anywhere in California, people nearby will now get a warning on their smartphones to duck and cover.
Doug Given, earthquake warning coordinator for the US Geological Survey, discusses Thursday the development of California's earthquake early warning system as Mark Ghilarducci, director of the Governor's Office of Emergency Services, center, and Sen.
For years, earthquake researchers have been at work trying to develop more reliable methods of California earthquake prediction.
California rolled out the nation's first statewide earthquake warning system on Thursday, designed to detect seismic waves and alert residents through a mobile phone app even before the ground starts shaking. After two major earthquakes within days in Southern California, seismologists are warning the area could see additional sizable temblors within the next week. Years in the making, the system is based on hundreds of sensors across the state that measure ground motion.