If you're in an earthquake-prone area and own an Android phone, it could save your life. It may even have already done so.

Google's Android Earthquake Alerts system uses your phone's accelerometer to provide crucial seconds of warning before ...

A worldwide Android smartphone-based earthquake detection and early warning system can detect seismic activity in real time.

Back in 2020, Google kicked off a project to crowdsource signals from Android phones that an earthquake might be imminent.

Google's Android Earthquake Alert system, utilizing billions of smartphones globally, can reportedly predict earthquakes accurately and cost-effectively.

The Android Earthquake Alerts system prioritises scale over precision, leveraging the widespread use of Android smartphones, ...

Unlike conventional systems that use dedicated, expensive seismic instruments, Google's Android Earthquake Alerts system leverages the sheer scale of smartphones, which continuously collect motion ...

Your Android phone can now alert you about any potential earthquake that might be coming your way. This is how you can enable ...

After 3 years, the results not only rival conventional, dedicated seismic detectors, but also operate in large areas that currently have no other early-warning service at all.

The alerts rely on detecting fast-moving P-waves, which precede the more destructive S-waves during an earthquake. If enough ...

By March last year, the system had detected more than 11,000 events globally and issued more than 1,200 alerts. Two levels of alert can be sent out, depending on quake size and distance from the ...