For hundreds of thousands of local residents, the first sign of Thursday's earthquake wasn't the shaking; it was the alarm and alert they got on their phones moments before the quake hit. According to ...

Los Angeles residents were not pleased last week when a pair of earthquakes struck and the ShakeAlertLA app on their phones did just what it was supposed to do: nothing. The app, released to the ...

Android devices will soon be able to detect earthquakes as they're happening, thanks to a partnership between Google, the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) ShakeAlert, and academics at the University of ...

Wear OS watches can now show earthquake alerts even when not paired with a smartphone. The feature removes the need for a connected Android phone to receive emergency alerts. The update arrives via ...

Ever wondered why your phone suddenly shows emergency alerts during storms, floods or earthquakes? Know how disaster warning ...