Android earthquake detection has reshaped how people stay safe in seismic events by turning billions of smartphones into a global detection network. These everyday devices act as miniature sensors, ...

Earthquakes might actually be detectable using a network of smartphones now. You heard that right: There's this thing called "Android Earthquake Alerts" that's basically turning our phones into a ...

Google is working on making Android earthquake alerts shareable. When you get an alert, you may see an option to share the message. The message will include the hashtag #AndroidEarthquakeAlerts.

CALIFORNIA, USA — An earthquake early warning system will soon be up and running on the West Coast. How much warning will it give us? What should you do when you hear the alert on your smartphone? And ...

Jay primarily writes news and deals posts for Android Police. Before joining AP, he spent the past several years yammering on about the crazy world of Android for various tech outlets. Besides ...

The United States Geological Survey quickly deleted the alert, saying it had been sent in error. “This isn’t a good look,” one earthquake expert said. By Erin ...

The U.S. Geological Survey is investigating the cause of a false alert sent out reporting a 5.9 earthquake that never occurred Thursday morning. An automatic detection system triggered cell phone ...

The federal government and earthquake experts blamed a technical glitch for the alert that sent warnings hundreds of miles away last week. By Amy Graff Amy Graff is a reporter on The Times’s weather ...

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) confirmed Thursday that alerts of a 5.9 magnitude earthquake in Nevada were a false alarm. On its website, the USGS said that its ShakeAlert early-warning system sent ...

The alert for a 5.9 magnitude Nevada earthquake was a false alarm, and the report was deleted from the online USGS quake list shortly thereafter.