Seismic

LA County is unveiling an earthquake warning app that might give you a few seconds alert ahead of the shaking, depending on your location and the location of the quake. Yours truly was able to download it for the iPhone at the Apple app store. Presumably, it is also available for other brands. See below:

Los Angeles County residents could soon have precious seconds of warning before the Big One hits. A new app to be unveiled Thursday will provide Angelenos with early warning for quakes of magnitude 5.0 or greater in Los Angeles County.

It is the nation's first public early warning system, and it could be a major lifesaver. The app is part of a pilot program with the U.S. Geological Survey, AT&T and The Annenberg Foundation.

"Earthquakes are a matter of when -- not if. We're officially launching #ShakeAlertLA tomorrow, and today you can become one of the first to use our early warning technology," according to a statement on Mayor Eric Garcetti's Twitter account. 

The ShakeAlertLA app will be officially unveiled at City Hall Thursday...

Full story at https://patch.com/california/centurycity/app-give-westwood-century-city-early-warning-big-quakes