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Smartphone users in Washington can now get potentially life-saving alerts thanks to the MyShake app, which issues push notifications to devices when an earthquake is detected.
The free app, available for iOS and Android, was designed by seismologists and engineers at the University of California, Berkeley. It’s designed to alert users to danger seconds before the resulting shaking from an earthquake starts.
Today, the @MyShakeApp rolls into Washington state, providing an additional way for you to get notified about earthquakes seconds before they happen.
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