May 4, 2021 at 1:44 pm
Karl Hagel and Pat McChesney, field engineers with the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network team at the University of Washington, install earthquake monitoring equipment on the slopes of Mount St. Helens, with Mount Hood in the distance.
(Credit: Marc Biundo, University of Washington. Courtesy of Marc Biundo/University of Washington)
If an earthquake hits Washington, the state’s new ShakeAlert system will let you know seconds before you even feel the shaking.
ShakeAlert launched on Tuesday, May 4.
“Even with a few seconds of warning, people’s behavior is different,” said Harold Tobin, director of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network. “Instead of panicking when they feel the shaking start, not knowing what to do, it gives you that moment to collect your thoughts, take those life safety operations, and drop, cover, and hold on.”
Earthquake Early Warning System to Launch in Oregon
The USGS ShakeAlert system comes online here March 11 and could give users vital seconds of warning before quakes are felt.
By
Fiona McCann
2/18/2021 at 9:57am
If youâre worried about the Big Oneâand guess what, around these parts youâre not aloneâsome promising news: an early warning system is coming Oregonâs way that could give us valuable seconds to seek protection before its effects hit.
The ShakeAlert Early Warning System will be available to Oregonians from March 11, thanks to a public alert rollout from the US Geological Survey that will ultimately span the entire West Coast.
Courtesy of Marc Biundo/University of Washington
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Karl Hagel and Pat McChesney, field engineers with the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network team at the University of Washington, install earthquake monitoring equipment on the slopes of Mount St. Helens, with Mount Hood in the distance.
LOS ANGELES (AP) The earthquake early warning system known as ShakeAlert will be capable of delivering alerts directly to wireless devices in Oregon on March 11 and to Washington state in May, completing the West Coast rollout, the U.S. Geological Survey said Tuesday.