Earthquake Alert System 2023
Google has launched its earthquake alert system for Android smartphone users in India. The system provides early warning of seismic activities and is available in several Indian languages. Although the U.S. This service started in 2020 itself, but it took three years for the company to launch it in India.
Google has partnered with the National Center for Seismology (NCS) and the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to bring this service in India. This service works with the help of motion detecting sensor i.e. accelerometer in Android smartphone. This sensor of Android phone can also detect vibration and its speed, these are the signals which can sense the possibility of earthquake. If an Android phone detects or detects anything like an earthquake, it will immediately signal its location to the detection server.
Users Will Receive These Messages in Two Ways
Google's Earthquake Alert System will use the accelerometer present in Android smartphones. With its help, this feature will warn users about earthquakes in advance. The Google Earthquake Alert System sends two types of alerts to users. The first one is – Be Aware Alert (be careful) and the second one is Take Action Alert (take immediate action) and these alerts are sent on the basis of the intensity of the earthquake.
Be Aware Alert:- Be Alert is sent to people who may experience MMI 3 and 4 tremors during an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.5 or less. In such a situation, if a user has kept the volume of his phone low or has DND installed, then he will not receive the notification.
Take Action Alert:- In Take Action Alert, an alert will be sent even if people keep the volume of the phone low or use DND. In this alert, people will be asked to immediately protect themselves from earthquake. This alert will be sent to those who can feel the tremors of MMI 5+ in the earthquake and its intensity will be 4.5 or more in those areas.
Language Support: To cater to the diverse linguistic landscape of India, the system is available in multiple Indian languages. This inclusivity ensures that a wide range of users can access and benefit from alerts.