Many earthquakes occurred in Japan as well as in the United States, and in southern California alone about 10,000 earthquakes occur each year. However, most of the earthquakes are neither sensible nor ...

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, ...

Japan completed the world’s first real-time ocean floor earthquake detection system in June 2025, giving 20 seconds more earthquake warning and 20 minutes more tsunami warning. The network spans ...

West Coast citizens get crucial seconds of warning with Android ShakeAlert and MyShake earthquake detection apps that issue life-saving alerts before hazardous shaking. Such new technologies turn ...

Google is expanding its earthquake alert system to Wear OS smartwatches, bringing life-saving early warnings directly to users’ wrists. Using data from millions of Android devices, the system detects ...

BUTTE, Mont. — The ground under western Montana occasionally rumbles and shakes with an average of 10 occurring per day. In the video above, Meteorologist Mitchel Coombs continues the deep dive into ...

If the ocean floor had a nervous system, it might look something like this: thousands of miles of fiber-optic cables connected to sensors set atop the fault lines where Japan’s earthquakes begin.

University of Nevada, Reno faculty can offer expertise regarding earthquakes, simulation, impacts on structures, tectonics and more. Email the University communications team to schedule an interview.

Google has finally acknowledged that Android’s earthquake detection system failed to alert millions of people during Turkey’s 2023 earthquake. The system sent out around 500,000 lower-level “Be Aware” ...