Sismos: Earthquake Alerts

Follow the earthquakes detected by seismographic networks around the world and get an alert on your phone when a quake happens in the region you choose. WHAT THE APP DOES • A list of the quakes detected in the last 24 hours or the last 7 days, with magnitude, place, depth and how long ago it happened • A world map with every quake in the period, coloured by magnitude • The distance from each quake to you (location is optional and never leaves your device) • Alerts by region and by minimum magnitude: pick Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Colombia/Ecuador/Peru/Bolivia, Indonesia/Philippines, Italy, the United States or the whole world, and the magnitude you want to hear about • A preparedness guide: what to do before, during and after shaking, and what to pack in an emergency bag • A detail page for each quake with local time, coordinates, a mini map and a link to the official event page • Available in English, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian and Indonesian HOW THE ALERT WORKS You pick a region and a minimum magnitude. When a quake above that value is detected and published, the app tells you. If you live somewhere that rarely shakes, you can also switch on alerts for strong quakes worldwide. There is a button to send a test notification, so you can confirm alerts work on your device without waiting for an earthquake. WHERE THE DATA COMES FROM Data: USGS · EMSC. The public feeds of the United States Geological Survey and the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Centre. This app is not affiliated with either of them, nor with any government body. WHAT THIS APP DOES NOT DO This app does not predict earthquakes. Predicting earthquakes is not possible with current science. The app reports quakes that have already been detected and published by seismographic networks. The data depends on those networks and can take 1 to 15 minutes to appear after the event. You may well feel the shaking before the app tells you about it. This app is not a replacement for your local civil protection authorities or for the alert system built into your device. PRIVACY The app asks for no sign-up, creates no account and collects no personal data. Alerts work through topic subscription: the device subscribes itself to the subject you chose, and no identifier of yours is sent or stored. Location, when you allow it, is used only on the device to work out how far away each quake is.