How to activate the earthquake alarm on your phone

With a highly seismic national soil, it is not surprising that telluric movements occur daily, so it is worth being alert to the possibilities of one of them taking on larger proportions.

To know the latest information on earthquakes, in addition to the official channels, there are alternatives for smartphones, such as alert that offers Google free .

This is a warning system that Android device users can use which, when detecting a seismic movement, sends a notification.

“We saw an opportunity to use Android to provide people with useful, timely information about earthquakes when they use Google Search and a few seconds’ warning to get themselves and their loved ones to safety if necessary,” he explains, introducing the tool.

The system works in collaboration with the ShakeAlert Network which has a network of 1,675 seismic sensors which detect movement and analyze the data to determine location and magnitude. If the tremor is of magnitude 4.5 or greater, the alert is sent to the phone .

To enable earthquake alert on Android devices, the following steps need to be followed:

• Open the app Setting of the mobile phone.
• Click or search Security and emergency .
• Activate the section Seismic alerts .

It should be taken into account that this warning can arrive a few seconds before or during the movement, and will signal an approximate magnitude, so it is also recommended consult national information on Seismology And Senapre .