Google is turning off the system in Brazil as it investigates what happened. advertisement. The Verge. Google’s Android-based earthquake detector had a false alarm. Story by Umar Shakir ...

First, they found no way to have an earthquake early warning system that is 100 percent accurate. It’s scientifically impossible. ... given the high cost of action during a false alarm.

Officials said the magnitude-5.3 earthquake that rattled Southern California on Thursday proved to be another successful test of the state's nascent earthquake early warning system.

Google rolled out earthquake alerts across the US last year, after testing the feature in the states of California, Oregon, and Washington.So far as we can tell, the system is still up and running ...

Earthquakes frequently rock Mexico City, sometimes with deadly consequences, and the seismic alarm system often gives residents precious seconds to head to a secure area before the shaking starts.

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -An earthquake alarm that went off on Friday in Mexico's capital was produced by an error, the country's Seismic Instrumentation and Recording Center said in a statement.

The Gurugram district administration has directed developers to have a hi-tech earthquake security system in all high-rises that will raise the alarm upon tremors after which the control room will ...