ShakeAlert Adding Satellite Capabilities for Earthquake Warnings June 10, 2024 The U.S. Geological Survey and its partners have come out with a new capability designed to characterize large earthquakes quickly...
California Earthquake False Alarm Offers a Lesson for Crisis Communicators January 31, 2023 By Don Jergler An earthquake false alarm nearly four years ago can teach disaster and emergency planners – and any crisis communicators, including...
California Railroad Testing Use of Quake Alerts to Halt Trains June 22, 2022 A Southern California regional passenger rail service announced that it is testing technology that will use the West Coast’s earthquake...
Earthquake Warning System Rolling Out in Oregon, Washington February 18, 2021 The earthquake early warning system known as ShakeAlert will be capable of delivering alerts directly to wireless devices in Oregon...
Earthquake Warning App Coming to Washington Next Year October 4, 2019 Washington state officials have announced an earthquake warning phone application is expected to be available for download October 2020. KING-TV...
Oregon Lagging on Disaster Preparedness, Scientists Warn July 29, 2019 By Sarah Zimmerman Oregon state lawmakers abandoned a multimillion-dollar project to develop early warning systems for earthquakes and wildfires, and scientists warn that...
West Coast Quake Warning System up and Running October 19, 2018 Automated alerts from the fledgling West Coast earthquake early warning system are ready to be used broadly by businesses, utilities,...
California, Pacific Northwest Schools Get $4M for Earthquake Early Warning Systems August 3, 2015 The U.S. Geological Survey has awarded $4 million to four universities in the Pacific Northwest and California to boost the...