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« on: December 19, 2019, 04:05:20 pm »

California gets its first real alert through Earthquake Early Warning app

Well, 40 people got the warning...

What you need to know


California residents have received their first-ever real earthquake alert.
The alert went out via the MyShake app, for an earthquake in Parkfield, CA.
More than 40 people received the alert about 1 second before it hit.


A select number of California residents have received the first-ever public alert through the app MyShake, a statewide Earthquake Early Warning System.

As reported by LA Times, the alert was sent out early morning on December 17. It was in response to an M4.4 earthquake in Parkfield, CA.

Big news! Our first live early earthquake warning alert was sent out for a M4.4 #earthquake in Parkfield, CA (central California).If you received an alert, we’d love to hear your thoughts!— MyShake (@MyShakeApp) December 17, 2019



The quake was not strong enough to cause any damage because of its low magnitude. The system is designed to alert residents to quakes of M4.5 or higher, Tuesday's tremor was predic...

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