The Fault in the Facts: A new Android feature gives Alaskans an early earthquake warning

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The Fault in the Facts: A new Android feature gives Alaskans an early earthquake warning
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State Seismologist and Alaska Earthquake Center Director Michael West said this feature helps demonstrate what could be possible for an Alaska early warning system.

State Seismologist and Alaska Earthquake Center Director Michael West said this feature helps demonstrate what could be possible for an Alaska early warning sysANCHORAGE, Alaska - A new Android feature can give users a few seconds heads up if an earthquake is headed their way.

Instead of using seismic stations to detect earthquakes, the feature uses a sensor called an accelerometer, West said. “You need sensors, of whatever type, close to where the earthquakes are happening, which may or may not be where the people are that you’re interested in alerting,” West said.There’s another system called Shake Alert that’s in some Pacific Northwest states and parts of Canada, but not in Alaska yet. It uses seismic stations to send early warnings. It also connects to automated systems and can trigger an action like opening firehouse doors or closing a gas valve.

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