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 ...

I interviewed the Google product managers behind Earthquake Alerts on the Pixel Watch to learn more.

If you're in an earthquake-prone area and own an Android phone, it could save your life. It may even have already done so. The Android Earthquake Alert (AEA) system, which began in the U.S. in 2020 ...

Early detection of earthquakes could be vastly improved by tapping into the world's internet network with a groundbreaking new algorithm, researchers say. Fibre optic cables used for cable television, ...

Researchers have used artificial intelligence to develop a new tool for assessing earthquake damage, a leap that could ultimately help first responders in making critical rescue decisions, suggests a ...

Google is expanding its earthquake alert system to Wear OS smartwatches, bringing life-saving early warnings directly to users’ wrists. Using data from millions of Android devices, the system detects ...

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If the ocean floor had a nervous system, it might look something like this: thousands of miles of fiber-optic cables connected to sensors set atop the fault lines where Japan’s earthquakes begin.

So-called earthquake precursors have been detected by European and Chinese satellites up to 19 days ahead of the actual event. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new ...