Geological Survey (USGS) along with a coalition of State and university partners are now implementing Phase 3 of operations of the ShakeAlert ® Earthquake Early Warning System for the West Coast of the United States. ( English or Spanish).įollow Us on Twitter: U.S. What is ShakeAlert? – A short video about ShakeAlert and how it works. ShakeA lert ® is an earthquake early warning (EEW) system that detects significant earthquakes so quickly that alerts can reach many people before shaking arrives. ShakeAlert is not earthquake prediction, rather a ShakeAlert Message indicates that an earthquake has begun and shaking is imminent.

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