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UW News When the Big One hits, the first thing Washington residents notice may not be the ground shaking, but their phone issuing a warning. The U.S. Geological Survey, the University of Washington-based Pacific Northwest Seismic Network and the Washington Emergency Management Division on Tuesday, May 4, will activate the system that sends earthquake early warnings throughout Washington state. This completes the tri-state rollout of ShakeAlert, an automated system that gives people living in Washington, Oregon and California advance warning of incoming earthquakes. “For the first time, adva...

Cellphone earthquake alerts debut in Washington — with a catch By Sandi Doughton, The Seattle Times Published: May 3, 2021, 7:57am Share: 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. Californians have been tied in to the earthquake early warning network call...

Washington State Debuts Cellphone Earthquake Alerts 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 03, 2021 •  (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, ...

Cellphone earthquake alerts debut in Washington state, completing West Coast network Share on Facebook Print article SEATTLE — 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. Californians have been tied in to the earthquake early warning network called ShakeAlert since l...

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 sec...