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Wear OS Watches Can Now Get Earthquake Alerts Even Without Your Phone

Kellen February 23, 2026 1

In recent years, Google has continued to expand the earthquake alerts that were first introduced to Android in 2020. These alerts are a pretty ground-breaking feature, as they will attempt to alert folks of an earthquake earlier than almost any other device...

Android Earthquake Alerts Now Available Across All 50 States, 6 US Territories

Tim September 3, 2024 2

Google has provided Android Earthquake Alerts to select state and country residents starting in 2020. It's important work because even a few seconds of knowing an earthquake is about to shake your location can get you to an area that's more safe. Today, Google...

Google Expands Android’s Earthquake Detection Inside and Outside US

Kellen April 28, 2021 2

The Android Earthquake Alerts System that Google launched last year as a warning system to let people know that an earthquake is happening in their location, is expanding both inside and outside the US. Google announced today that Greece and New Zealand are...

See Android’s Early Earthquake Detection in Action

Tim September 21, 2020 21

This past August, Google announced an earthquake alert system for Android devices in select parts of California. This was great news because if you're from California, you'll know residents of that state have been waiting on The Big One for some time now, and...

Earthquakes Hit East Coast and Colorado, Wireless Coverage May Be Spotty

Kellen August 23, 2011 137

Many of you are aware that earthquakes have hit both the east coast (Virginia up to Boston) and Colorado in the last hour leaving cell coverage in trouble. We have reports from readers and industry connections that towers are currently out in Virginia and...