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Your phone predicts an earthquake

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Google quietly used the Android operating system to turn billions of phones into the largest earthquake perception network in human history.

Your Android phone can warn you about an earthquake before the rinsing begins. It was fully built. You can do the same with your iPhone.

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Earthquakes start with fast, thin P-waits. These are early Rumbles that most people never feel. However, the accelerator of your phone (yes, the same sensor who knows when you turn your phone to the sides) may detect these waves.

When sufficient Android phones in the same area detect the same movement, Google’s system enters and sends early warnings to people who are more powerful, more slow S-Waves. These are those who cause damage.

This gives you a warning for 15 to 60 seconds. There is not much time, but it is enough to get away from the windows, stop the duck or that stairs under a table. Seconds are important when the floor starts to roll.

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According to a study ScienceThe Android -based earthquake detection network caught more than 11,000 real earthquakes between 2021 and 2024.

It covers 98 countries and raises about 18 million warnings per month.

In some cases, people informed more than a minute ago before they began to tremble. And wrong alarms? A total of three at more than 1,300 approved event. Try to take these rates from your weather application. This is incredible for a free feature stored on your phone.

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Even if you don’t live on the San Andreas error, make sure that the setting is open if you travel to an area you need:

Is there a Wear Os Smartwatch? Even if your phone is in another room, your wrist will also be buzzed.

Apple has not registered at the University of Quake (yet). Although iPhones have accelerations, Apple does not use them for earthquake detection. If you are on Team iPhone, use it for free Minshake To get warning from official seismic networks.

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