Android phone users in our country have reviewed an application from Google in recent weeks with high life-saving potential. they had experienced† Before starting to feel the shaking from the 5.3 earthquake that happened in Antalya, users had received a notification that there would be an earthquake and the shaking started to be felt seconds later. Now the system sent an alert to its users seconds before the earthquake that struck Izmir earlier today.

This is the warning from Google, which was activated in our country last year. android earthquake alert system Thank you, it has been sent to all android users. Now Google Turkey has shared detailed information about the system that sent notifications to some Android users about earthquakes in Alanya and Balıkesir. Google Product Manager Boone Spooner also attended the press conference and shared the details.

What is the Android Earthquake Alert System?

Google’s Android Earthquake Alerts system aims to send users alerts for all earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 and above. A concussion is rated on the Mercalli severity scale and two different types of alerts can be sent to users if the severity scale is 4 or higher. These two warnings differ depending on the severity scale.

• If it is between 3 and 5 according to the Mercalli scale (magnitude of the earthquake) with a minimum of 4.5) to users’Notice‘ being send. This warning will be displayed in the phone’s notifications and the user will be given a light shake warning.
• Earthquakes with a magnitude of 5 and above on the Mercalli scale, ie with an average size of 5 and more in earthquakes, users can use the “screen” to cover the whole screen.Take action” being send. This warning also warns users to protect themselves.
• If the user does not respond to the earthquake alert within 4 minutes, the message ‘There was an earthquake‘ notification and information about the magnitude and distance of the earthquake is given.

So how can Google send earthquake alerts in advance without shaking?

Android Earthquake Alerts system works completely dependent on Android devices. The system, which is connected to Google’s infrastructure, This allows the accelerometers on Android phones to act like seismometers in a sense.† When shaking is felt in a region, data about this shaking is quickly sent via Google Cloud. Relevant shaking data is only available from Android phones that have been connected and repaired.

After processing the data sent by many Android phones, Google also calculates the likely impact area of ​​the earthquake by determining the estimated severity and magnitude of the shaking. All Android users in this domain will be connected to the earthquake epicenter. They will be notified within 60 seconds† Naturally, the further the epicenter is from the user, the more likely he is to receive notifications.

When the earthquake intensity and magnitude is felt to increase at the time of the earthquake, the information is updated and the notifications may also change. For example, if the shaking continues to increase, Google will immediately expand its sphere of influence it starts sending notifications to users in a wider area. Of course, this whole process happens in just seconds.

Working with AFAD:

With the details of the earthquake warning system, Google Turkey Communications Manager Sırma Süren stated that the earthquake notification sent to users in cooperation with AFAD, will redirect users to the AFAD website. explained. Through this site, users can get detailed information about the earthquake and see the emergency shelters.

What does it take to take advantage of the Android Earthquake Alerts system?

To take advantage of Google’s completely free and built-in Android Earthquake Warning System, your phone must have an Android version of 6.0 and above, location service enabled and the earthquake warning system must be active.

• Activate the system on your phone Settings > Location Services > Earthquake Alerts You can follow the path. In addition, to see what kind of warning you will encounter in the event of an earthquake, on the same page ‘Show promotionYou can press ‘.

In addition, since the system is a system based on Google Play Services, unfortunately it only works on Google compatible devices. So like Huawei You cannot use this system on devices without Google support†

Update: Users were warned about the latest earthquake in Izmir

As you know, yesterday Izmir was again after the last earthquake which caused heavy losses. earthquake shocked by fear. According to the data shared by AFAD, whose epicenter is at 1:08 am. took place in the Aegean Sea 4.3 It was reported that the depth of the earthquake was measured as 10.62 kilometers. Fortunately, no life or property was lost in the earthquake that was felt in many parts of İzmir.

On the other hand, many social media users are warned about the upcoming earthquake by the Android Earthquake Alerts System. they were warned reported. Accordingly, the system had informed the users 5 seconds before the 4.3 earthquake occurred.