Google introduce Android Earthquake Alerts in India Now your smartphone will alert you

Earthquake alert on smartphone: Tech giant Google on Wednesday announced a new service for India. In a blog, it said told That it is launching the Android Earthquake Alerts System for Android users in India. This system is being introduced in consultation with the National Disaster Management Authority and the Ministry of Earth Sciences. With the help of the system, people will get alerts on their smartphones when an earthquake occurs.

when will the service start

Google has said that this service will be started in India in the next few weeks. But earthquake alert will be available only in those smartphones which run on Android 5 or later Android versions.

Use of this technique

To detect earthquakes, Google’s service uses the ‘accelerometer’ present in Android smartphones, which can work as a mini seismometer.

This is how technology works

The blog explains that when a phone is plugged in and charging, it can detect the onset of an earthquake. If several phones detect earthquake-like tremors at the same time, Google servers can use this information to predict that an earthquake may occur. After this, an alert can be sent to Android smartphones in that area by estimating the epicenter and intensity of the earthquake.

Google says that Internet signals travel at the speed of light. In such a situation, earthquake alerts often reach the phone several seconds before serious tremors occur. Google also said that it is working with NDMA to provide information about natural disasters like floods and cyclones in Google Search and Maps.

What is special is that Google’s earthquake alert system has already been launched in many countries.