naura_ t1_itv8re8 wrote on October 26, 2022 at 3:42 PM Reply to comment by mtcwby in Android phones offered early US quake warning, beating iPhones to the punch | Google's earthquake detection network turns Android phones into seismometers, and it paid off yesterday. by chrisdh79 It depending on how deep the earthquake is, it could give you time to get cover. The 5.1 in san jose was just 8km below the surface. Some quakes have to travel 30-50km before reaching the surface. Permalink Parent 9
naura_ t1_itv8re8 wrote
Reply to comment by mtcwby in Android phones offered early US quake warning, beating iPhones to the punch | Google's earthquake detection network turns Android phones into seismometers, and it paid off yesterday. by chrisdh79
It depending on how deep the earthquake is, it could give you time to get cover.
The 5.1 in san jose was just 8km below the surface. Some quakes have to travel 30-50km before reaching the surface.