In 2011, the Early Earthquake Warning system automatically signaled high-speed trains to slow down during the 9.1 Tohoku quake that struck off Japan’s east coast, helping prevent deadly derailments.

Was that an earthquake you just felt or merely a big truck rumbling by? You don't have to wonder thanks to the U.S.

Los Angeles has unveiled its long-anticipated earthquake early warning app for Android and Apple smartphones, which is now available for download.. ShakeAlertLA, an app created under the oversight ...

But for a large earthquake epicentered on the San Andreas Fault, most Angelenos would have up to a minute’s warning. In addition to the warning, the app features maps of recent local earthquakes ...

This early-warning earthquake app has been retired, but here are others that Californians can still rely on QuakeAlertUSA app is no longer operating, but MyShake and others still available ...

An earthquake early warning pilot created by the city of Los Angeles in partnership with the U.S. Geological Survey, the app might not send an alert if users are too close to the epicenter.

MyShake is a new app that provides early earthquake warning to Californians. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to one of the app's developers, Richard Allen, director of the Berkeley Seismological Lab.

Seconds before an earthquake hits anywhere in California, people nearby will now get a warning on their smartphones to duck and cover. The first state-wide early warning system in the nation ...

On January 3, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced the release of ShakeAlertLA, a new earthquake-warning app for residents of Los Angeles County.The app—the first of its kind in the United ...

Angelenos might have an earthquake early warning app by the end of 2018. For a 4.4 quake near La Verne today, beta-testers in the LA region got advance notice.

As far-fetched as it may seem, the idea of an app-based earthquake warning system could soon become a reality.. Early Warning Labs, a California-based startup, has teamed up with the U.S ...

Nation's first earthquake warning mobile app launches in Los Angeles. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti officially launches the nation's first earthquake early warning mobile application ...