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University of California, Berkeley scientists are working on an earthquake early-warning system.
California will launch the nation's first statewide earthquake early warning system Thursday morning, according to a news release from the governor's office.
An earthquake warning system or earthquake early warning system is a system of accelerometers, seismometers, communication, computers, and alarms that is devised for notifying adjoining regions of a substantial earthquake while it is in progress. The California Earthquake Early Warning System uses hundreds of seismic sensors across California, Oregon, and Washington to detect "Now we are also providing early warning alerts in California in partnership with ShakeAlert." When you click on the map after the initial alert, you can. The California Earthquake Early Warning System utilizes a smartphone app as well as traditional alert and warning delivery methods, such as Wireless Emergency Alerts.