LA mayor Eric Garcetti announced the release of ShakeAlertLA today. It's not quite an early warning system for earthquakes, but it's a start. It only works if you're in LA County. (I mean the app will run wherever you are, but its earthquake functionality is only in LA.)
I've already been using MyShake since its debut 3(?) years ago. It's from UC Berkeley and serves a somewhat different purpose than the new app. One of its coolest features is its 'historical earthquakes' map. You can pick any dot on it--anywhere in the world--to see dates, magnitudes, information, etc., of significant earthquakes.
For example, I looked up the biggest earthquake of my childhood, the Sylmar (or San Fernando) earthquake of February 9, 1971; its magnitude was 6.6 and here in Arcadia it seemed to go on forever.
An interesting anecdote (at least to my family and me!) about it: my uncle, a physician, was on staff at Olive View Hospital in Sylmar. That particular morning, he had decided to go in later than normal. I believe he was on his way when the quake hit. Here's what MyShake says about the quake:
Although it says "rubble" it doesn't say that both hospitals were essentially demolished.
Does anyone remember reading Thornton Wilder's book, The Bridge of San Luis Rey, in high school? I do, and thinking about its message always makes me think about my uncle on 02/09/71.
I've already been using MyShake since its debut 3(?) years ago. It's from UC Berkeley and serves a somewhat different purpose than the new app. One of its coolest features is its 'historical earthquakes' map. You can pick any dot on it--anywhere in the world--to see dates, magnitudes, information, etc., of significant earthquakes.
For example, I looked up the biggest earthquake of my childhood, the Sylmar (or San Fernando) earthquake of February 9, 1971; its magnitude was 6.6 and here in Arcadia it seemed to go on forever.
An interesting anecdote (at least to my family and me!) about it: my uncle, a physician, was on staff at Olive View Hospital in Sylmar. That particular morning, he had decided to go in later than normal. I believe he was on his way when the quake hit. Here's what MyShake says about the quake:
Although it says "rubble" it doesn't say that both hospitals were essentially demolished.
Does anyone remember reading Thornton Wilder's book, The Bridge of San Luis Rey, in high school? I do, and thinking about its message always makes me think about my uncle on 02/09/71.
theres absolutely no ground disturbances ever recorded in your country's history? i am on my way!
