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By GCN Staff May 04, 2021 The ShakeAlert earthquake early warning system is now available residents of California, Oregon and Washington, reaching 50 million people in the most earthquake-prone region in the contiguous U.S. and giving them precious seconds of warning before a quake hits. With the May 4 rollout of the service to Washington, residents in these three states can now receive earthquake warnings from the U.S. Geological Survey through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Wireless Emergency Alert system, third-party phone apps and other technologies, such as TV, internet, cel...

May 4th, 2021 FREDERIC J. BROWN via Getty Images The US Geological Survey's earthquake early warning system now covers the entire West Coast. As of Tuesday, residents in Washington will start receiving mobile alerts when an earthquake is about to hit, giving them a few moments to prepare. The ShakeAlert system debuted in Los Angeles in 2018. It expanded to the rest of California the following year and Oregon this past March. “Systems powered by ShakeAlert can turn mere seconds into opportunities for people to take life-saving protective actions or for applications to trigger automated acti...

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...