The app as well as Android’s built-in system will deliver alerts to people for earthquakes exceeding magnitude 4.5 which will cause light to strong shaking in their area. Users can learn more about the different options available at mil.wa.gov/alerts. MyShake provides a third option that may be a faster way for users to get an earthquake alert on their phones than the WEA system. I’d like to thank Cal OES for their amazing partnership and providing this service for free to our residents and visitors.”Īlerts based on information from the USGS ShakeAlert earthquake early warning system are already available to all mobile phones through the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system and/or through a built-in-earthquake alerting system on the Android Operating System. “Practicing how to drop, cover and hold on as soon as you get an alert, or feel earthquake shaking, will help you to do it even faster. “Getting seconds of warning before an earthquake strikes may not sound like much, but it is plenty of time to drop, cover and hold on to protect yourself,” said Maximilian Dixon, the geologic hazards supervisor for the Washington Emergency Management Division. Officials with the Washington Emergency Management Division worked with Cal OES experts to ensure that the app has additional protective action information for tsunamis before being rolled out in Washington state. The MyShake App is funded by the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES). 26, 2022.ĭesigned by the University of California, Berkeley seismologists and engineers, the MyShake App is now available for FREE to download to IOS users through the Apple App Store and through GooglePlay for Android phones. The MyShake App, which has already been delivering alerts in California and Oregon, will be available in Washington as of Jan.
Washington residents and visitors now have an additional way to receive seconds of warning before earthquake shaking arrives, giving them time to drop, cover and hold on to protect themselves. You can get earthquake early warning in three ways in Washington
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