LOS ANGELES – The powerful Mojave Desert earthquakes that rocked California ended a years-long lull in major seismic activity and raised new interest in an early warning system being developed for the West Coast. ADVERTISEMENTAreas that have the appropriate number of sensors include Southern California, San Francisco Bay Area and the Seattle-Tacoma region, de Groot said. The system does not predict earthquakes. Currently, the only mass public notification is possible through a mobile app developed for the city of Los Angeles and functional only within Los Angeles County. “Imagine getting 10 ShakeAlerts on your phone for really small earthquakes that may not affect you,” de Groot said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 08, 2019 22:07 UTC