On Tuesday at 8 a.m., mobile users in Washington state finally gained access to the earthquake early warning system’s mobile alerts. In March, Oregon mobile phone users began getting access to earthquake early warning system alerts. The U.S. is relatively late in developing an earthquake early warning system. Google now funnels earthquake early warning alerts directly to Android cellphones in California, Oregon, and with Tuesday’s announcement, Washington. AdvertisementThe city of Los Angeles once had its own earthquake early warning system mobile app, ShakeAlertLA, which was the first such system of its kind.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 04, 2021 15:01 UTC