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Go to ResourceThis new animation (2020) describes the ShakeAlert earthquake early warning app: How it works, why we should have it. Made in collaboration with governmental agencies and universities on the West Coast.
Go to ResourceThe ShakeAlert® Earthquake Early Warning System for the West Coast of the United States aims to provide seconds to tens of seconds of early warning before earthquake shaking strikes. ShakeAlert® is not earthquake prediction, but quickly detects the first arriving seismic wave to provide an alert before more damaging seismic shaking arrives at your location. For more information, visit https://www.shakealert.org/
Go to ResourceThis animation by UNAVCO shows us how an earthquake warning system uses existing seismic networks to detect moderate to large earthquakes. Computers, communications technology, and alarms are devised to notify the public while an earthquake is in progress.
Go to ResourceIn 1985, a Great, magnitude 8.1 subduction zone earthquake occurred beneath the coast of Michoacan, Mexico causing over 9,000 fatalities over 350 km away. What caused it and how has Mexico instituted their Earthquake Early Warning system? This animation describes the mechanics.
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