Earthquakes create ripple effects in Earth's upper atmosphere that can disrupt satellite communications and navigation systems we rely on. Nagoya University scientists and their collaborators have ...

People living in California will get more timely and accurate alerts about mega earthquakes with a new upgrade to the state's early warning system. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and EarthScope ...

Earthquakes might actually be detectable using a network of smartphones now. You heard that right: There's this thing called "Android Earthquake Alerts" that's basically turning our phones into a ...

SEATTLE — Technology that detects strong earthquakes and alerts residents to their shaking got renewed attention after an earthquake struck near Orcas Island on Monday morning. The magnitude 4.5 ...

Google’s Android Earthquake Alerts system crowdsources data from smartphone accelerometers to detect seismic activity. The system has detected over 18,000 earthquakes and alerted millions across ...

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Google has finally acknowledged that Android’s earthquake detection system failed to alert millions of people during Turkey’s 2023 earthquake. The system sent out around 500,000 lower-level “Be Aware” ...

Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers help with precise location tracking and can detect disturbances in the upper atmosphere (ionosphere) by measuring delays and changes in ...