A 4.4 magnitude earthquake shook Santa Rosa residents Tuesday and on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey issued a somber reminder that the next quake could be much larger and do serious, extensive and widespread damage.
A more immediate earthquake notification was sent from California’s Early Warning Alert, which notified 400,000 people of the quakes, mostly through Google and Android devices. iPhone users could get the alert from the My Shake app.
People closest to the epicenter may have gotten the alert during or right after the quake hit, not much help there.
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