Google Turning Android Phones Into Early Earthquake Detectors

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COURTESY BY: https://www.bolnews.com/ Google added an earthquake alert system in California, saying it is working on letting Android-powered smartphones double as tremor detectors. Android phones will receive warnings triggered by a “ShakeAlert” earthquake alert system implemented on the West Coast by the US Geological Survey and partners. ShakeAlert uses signals from hundreds of seismometers across the state to trigger warning messages that “an earthquake has begun and shaking is imminent,” according to the system’s website. “We saw an opportunity to use Android to provide people with timely, helpful earthquake information…