Earthquake alert feature is available in Android smartphones. This feature of Google alerts the user in case of an earthquake. Google says that since its launch in 2020, it has detected more than 2,000 earthquakes. In 2023, it detected a 6.7 magnitude earthquake in the Philippines and sent an alert to about 2.5 million people to take cover. Now Google is working on the feature of sharing this alert. After the launch of this feature, the user will be able to share this alert with his/her acquaintances as well as on social media. With this, information about natural disasters will reach people in time.
This facility will be available in new feature
According to media reports, a share alert option is being added to Earthquake Alert on Android. After this, users will be able to share it on social media and other apps with just one tap. It will come with a pre-filled message and the #AndroidEarthquakeAlerts hashtag. This will enable the user to give timely information about the earthquake to his/her acquaintances and other people, which will give them some extra time to take cover or reach a safe place.
How does the earthquake alert feature work?
By using the accelerometer installed in Google phones in a different way, they turn them into mini seismometers, which can detect earthquake tremors. When the phone feels the initial tremors of the earthquake, it sends location and vibration data to Google’s servers. If a large number of such signals are received from an area, the system confirms the earthquake and sends alert notifications to Android smartphones in that area. When the intensity of the earthquake is around 4.5, alert alerts are sent, whereas for earthquakes of greater intensity than this, alerts are sent to the user to take action.
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