Japan completed the world’s first real-time ocean floor earthquake detection system in June 2025, giving 20 seconds more earthquake warning and 20 minutes more tsunami warning. The network spans ...

West Coast citizens get crucial seconds of warning with Android ShakeAlert and MyShake earthquake detection apps that issue life-saving alerts before hazardous shaking. Such new technologies turn ...

Android earthquake detection has reshaped how people stay safe in seismic events by turning billions of smartphones into a global detection network. These everyday devices act as miniature sensors, ...

In a natural disaster like an earthquake, even a few seconds’ heads up could save lives. You could use that time to get you and your loved ones somewhere safe and prevent fatalities and injuries.

Back in 2020, Google kicked off a project to crowdsource signals from Android phones that an earthquake might be imminent. The system leveraged the accelerometers inside these devices to gather ...

If the mobile phone detects that an earthquake is occurring, it will send a signal to Google's earthquake detection service and report the possible location. Then the server will combine various ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aerial view of the devastated along the north eastern coast of Japan following a massive earthquake and tsunami March 25, 2011.

Android phones will be used to sense earthquakes around the world and may one day be able to provide global warnings, with the first mass alert system unveiled Tuesday in California, Google announced.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When it comes to safely navigating natural disasters, knowledge is power. Wherever you live geographically, it is important to ...

People from inland San Diego County to the Los Angeles County coast felt the earth move beneath them Monday morning when a magnitude-5.2 earthquake struck San Diego County. And, many received alerts ...