

In 2021 and beyond, the USGS and its partners will continue to expand these applications in coordination with state agencies in Washington, Oregon, and California. Many partnerships to utilize ShakeAlert in authentic environments such as utilities, hospitals, transportation systems, and educational environments are active today and more are being developed. Geological Survey (USGS) along with a coalition of State and university partners are now implementing Phase 3 of operations of the ShakeAlert ® Earthquake Early Warning System for the West Coast of the United States. ( English or Spanish).įollow Us on Twitter: U.S. What is ShakeAlert? – A short video about ShakeAlert and how it works. ShakeA lert ® is an earthquake early warning (EEW) system that detects significant earthquakes so quickly that alerts can reach many people before shaking arrives. ShakeAlert is not earthquake prediction, rather a ShakeAlert Message indicates that an earthquake has begun and shaking is imminent.


