People in LA are wondering why the city's earthquake quake detection app did not alert its users when a 6.4 quake struck near Ridgecrest. While the quake was greater than magnitude 5 in Kern County, the shaking was below 4.5 in LA, the city said.
An earthquake quake detection app released by the city of Los Angeles earlier this year did not alert its users when a 6.4 quake struck near Ridgecrest, a desert town about 150 miles away. But officials say it was not a failure. The ShakeAlertLA app, which is connected to the US Geological Survey's network of early warning sensors, is set to alert cellphone users when the system senses an earthquake of magnitude 5.0 or greater, or with potentially damaging shaking, within Los Angeles County.
_ShakeAlert," the city tweeted. Earlier this year, residents downloaded the app hoping it would give them a heads-up before a big quake hits. said the warnings could go out seconds, or even tens of seconds, before people start to feel the shaking.The alert would read"Earthquake! Earthquake! Expect strong shaking. Drop, cover and hold on. Protect yourself now!"Los Angeles was the first US city to make the app available to the public, but the US Geological Survey has said it plans to deliver it to the entire West Coast once the pilot project is completed.
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