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Google to roll out Android based earthquake alert service in India

Internet major Google will roll out an earthquake alert service in India that works using sensors in Android smartphones to detect and estimate the intensity of earthquakes, the company said on Wednesday. Google has introduced "Android Earthquake Alerts System" in India in consultation with the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and the National Seismology Centre (NSC). "Today, in consultation with the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and the National Seismology Center (NSC), we're introducing the Android Earthquake Alerts System in India. Through this launch, we strive to provide Android users automatic early warning alerts when there is an earthquake in their area," Google said in a blog. The alert service will be available in Android 5 and later versions of the operating system. "The Android Earthquake Alerts System is rolling out to all Android 5+ users in India during the coming week," the blog said. The system takes the help of tiny accelerometers pre

Morocco quake kills over 2K; here are the deadliest earthquakes in history

The epicentre of the quake was high in the Atlas Mountains, around 70 kilometres away from Marrakech

Earthquake tremors were felt in Guwahati, other parts of Northeast

The earthquake in Bangladesh on Friday morning was of magnitude 4.8. Guwahati in Assam and other parts of the Northeast felt the tremors

4 fresh earthquakes hit Jammu region, trigger panic among residents

Four fresh earthquakes jolted the Jammu region on Wednesday and triggered panic among residents, a day after a 5.4 magnitude quake hit the Doda district of the Union territory. Officials said there were no reports so far of any loss of life or damage to property. In Kishtwar, a 3.3 magnitude quake was recorded at 8.29 am. Its epicentre was at a depth of five kilometres, as per the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). Prior to that, tremors of magnitude 3.5 were recorded in Doda at 7.56 am and the epicentre was at a depth of 10 kilometres, data from the NCS showed. Two more earthquakes were recorded in the early hours of the day as well. At 2.20 am, a 4.3 magnitude quake was recorded in the Doda district at a depth of 10 kilometres, as per the data. The other quake, which had a magnitude of 2.8, occurred 74 kilometres east of Katra in Reasi district at 2.43 am, according to the NCS. Its epicentre lay at a depth of five kilometres. The four fresh earthquakes hit a day after ...

Earthquake of magnitude 3.3 hits Uttarakhand, all you need to know

On Thursday morning, the town of Chamoli in Uttarakhand was shaken by an earthquake measuring 3.3 on the Richter scale

4.4-magnitude earthquake jolts Tajikistan, no casualties reported so far

An earthquake of magnitude 4.4 on the Richter scale struck Tajikistan on Sunday, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said.According to the NCS, the earthquake originated at a depth of 170 km and occurred at 11:31:25 IST."Earthquake of Magnitude:4.4, Occurred on 19-03-2023, 11:31:25 IST, Lat: 37.85 & Long: 73.47, Depth: 170 Km, Location: Tajikistan," the NCS tweeted.No casualties have been reported so far.

Earthquake of 6.0 magnitude strikes Indonesia's eastern province

A 6.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Indonesia's eastern province of North Maluku early Tuesday, the country's meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said.

7.0 magnitude earthquake rattles China's Qinghai province, one dead

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 on the Richter Scale hit at a place in China's Qinghai province at 23"Earthquake of Magnitude: 7.0, Occurred on 21-05-2021, 23:34:14 IST, Lat: 34.65 & Long: 98.06, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Qinghai, China," National Center for Seismology tweeted.Chinese news agency Xinhua reported that the quake hit Maduo County of Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai at 2:04 am Saturday Beijing Time.This comes a few hours after a series of earthquakes jolted Yangbi Yi Autonomous County in China's Yunnan Province on Friday.At least one person was killed and eight other sustained injuries in Yunnan due to the tremors.

Earthquake of 4.3 magnitude hits Afghanistan's Hindu Kush, no casualties

According to the USGS, the quake hit 36 km south-east of Jurm district of Afghanistan at the depth of 199 km

Third earthquake of magnitude 5.8 hits Kashmir, epicentre in Tajikistan

The earthquake occurred at 7 AM and its epicenter was is Tajikistan, according to the officials

Indonesia cancels tsunami warning after 6.9 magnitude earthquake

A 6.9 magnitude quake had struck eastern coasts of Indonesia after which a tsunami warning was issued by Indonesia's geophysics agency

Delhi-NCR's first early earthquake warning system comes up in Gurgaon

The most immediate warning time of the system was 30 seconds in Chile 2010