California will likely roll out a limited public earthquake early warning system sometime next year, researchers building the network say. Jerry Brown approved $10 million for the earthquake early warning system. The USGS has previously stated that it plans to do a limited public rollout of earthquake early warning alerts by 2018. The budget deal reached in Congress in May allocated $10.2 million for the early warning system for the federal budget year that ends in September. California behind other quake-prone areasCountries around the world have implemented earthquake early warning systems with success, such as Japan, which programs its high-speed trains to slow or stop if the warning system detects an earthquake is coming.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 22, 2017 12:01 UTC