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Google’s Android Earthquake Alert System is available in 98 countries and has reached more than 2.5 billion people. This feature sends an alert by detecting the earthquake with the sensor of the smartphone. Know how it works and how much …Read more

Google Android Earthquake Alert System.
Highlights
- This feature detects the earthquake using the phone’s sensor.
- This feature of Google has reached more than 2.5 billion people.
- AEA feature can detect earthquake on a large scale
Recently, according to a study published in Science Journal, Google’s AEA system is as effective as tedsal network. Researchers said, “This system can detect earthquake on a large scale using smartphones spread worldwide and issue a warning.”
Between 2021 and 2024, this system of Google has detected 312 earthquakes in 98 countries. The intensity of these earthquakes was between 1.9 to 7.8 magnitudes. According to the report, 85% of users who received alert also shared it. Of these, 36% of the people got alert before the earthquake, 28% during the earthquake and 23% after the earthquake started.
How does this system work?
According to Google, this system feels vibrating from the Accelerometer Sensor present in the smartphone. When a phone detects unusual vibrations, it sends data and location to Google’s server.
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Afreen Afaq has Started Her Career With Network 18 as a Tech Journalist, and Has More Than Six Years Experience in ‘Mobile-Technology’ Beat. She is a high-performing professional with an established and Proven … Read more