More than 11 million cell phones in Venezuela received an alert warning about an imminent earthquake; learn how this system works.
Cell phones warned millions of Venezuelans about what was happening Getty Images The scene repeated itself, with minor differences, in homes, shops, and businesses across Venezuela: an insistent alert sounded on cell phones, people looked at the screen and, after a brief moment of uncertainty, left the premises in search of protection. Seconds later, everything started shaking. That was how Google's earthquake alert system warned millions of Venezuelans using the Android operating system about the two earthquakes that struck the country on June 24 of this year. The alert was sent to 11.4 million people in Venezuela who, according to the tech giant, had from a few seconds up to two minutes to react before feeling the impact of the strong 7.2 magnitude earthquake. Seconds later, another tremor, magnitude 7.5, hit the country. Since Venezuela does not have a s
Source: g1.globo.com
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