From the idea that there may be some relationship with these two things, this experimental earthquake detector was born. [Bob Davis] built this device, which uses an Arduino and several Hall ...

Google has disabled its Android earthquake detection feature in Brazil after many smartphone users in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro received false emergency alerts on Friday morning, Android ...

If you’ve ever been in an earthquake you’d assume it would be pretty easy to detect one. If things are shaking, there’s an earthquake. In reality, though, a lot of things can shake a ...

The term seismograph usually refers to the combined seismometer and recording device. The first known earthquake detector was invented in 132 A.D. by the Chinese astronomer and mathematician Chang ...

Android's got a built-in feature that crowdsources device sensor data to provide early warning to users about earthquakes. Today, following an apparent malfunction of that system, Google's ...

The reason for the false alarm was initially unclear ... is carried out with the help of tiny sensors that can detect vibrations that indicate a possible earthquake. The signals, along with ...

Earthquake alerts on smartphones offer precious seconds to seek safety by using built-in accelerometers to detect tremors. The Android Earthquake Alerts System, which Google expanded to India in ...