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.

Google and UC Berkeley have turned Android smartphones into lifesaving earthquake detectors, now operating in 98 countries ...

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, ...

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

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 ...

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 ...