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Wash. Earthquake Warning System Launches With Limitations
Washington is rolling out technology that will send residents a warning about earthquakes up to a minute before impact, but the warnings may not reach everyone until the state invests more in the notification system.
May 03, 2021 •
Shutterstock (TNS) One of the most terrifying things about earthquakes is the way they strike without warning. That s going to change just a tiny bit in Washington beginning Tuesday.
For the first time, residents will be able to get alerts on their cellphones seconds before the ground under their feet starts shaking enough time, hopefully, to get to a safe spot and avoid injury.
May 4, 2021 at 1:44 pm
Karl Hagel and Pat McChesney, field engineers with the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network team at the University of Washington, install earthquake monitoring equipment on the slopes of Mount St. Helens, with Mount Hood in the distance.
(Credit: Marc Biundo, University of Washington. Courtesy of Marc Biundo/University of Washington)
If an earthquake hits Washington, the state’s new ShakeAlert system will let you know seconds before you even feel the shaking.
ShakeAlert launched on Tuesday, May 4.
“Even with a few seconds of warning, people’s behavior is different,” said Harold Tobin, director of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network. “Instead of panicking when they feel the shaking start, not knowing what to do, it gives you that moment to collect your thoughts, take those life safety operations, and drop, cover, and hold on.”
ShakeAlert app goes live May 4 in Washington By Dave Haviland, The Daily World
Published: April 28, 2021, 7:58am
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The state is rolling out a new early warning system for earthquakes in our area and the Washington Emergency Management Division is hosting a free webinar to detail the new technology. Operated by the U.S Geological Survey in cooperation with the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network, the ShakeAlert® system is capable of giving residents seconds of warning before earthquake shaking arrives, and most phones are already setup to receive the alerts.
Maximilian Dixon, Geologic Hazards Supervisor for Washington Emergency Management Division, explains that the ShakeAlert® Earthquake Early Warning system will go live in Washington state on May 4, completing the West Coast roll out of the new technology.
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