Google’s earthquake detection system doesn’t rely solely on traditional seismometers. Instead, it taps into the accelerometers and sensors embedded in Android phones worldwide.

Google's Android Earthquake Alert system, utilizing billions of smartphones globally, can reportedly predict earthquakes accurately and cost-effectively.

A worldwide Android smartphone-based earthquake detection and early warning system can detect seismic activity in real time.

Earthquake Alerts Now on Your Wrist. As per Google's June 2025 Google Play services v25.21 update, Android's earthquake-detecting system is being rolled out to Wear OS devices. This will mean that ...

Google and UC Berkeley have turned Android smartphones into lifesaving earthquake detectors, now operating in 98 countries ...

Scientists say that Google's Android Earthquake Alert system, which comprises of billions of Android smartphones around the ...

Back in 2020, Google kicked off a project to crowdsource signals from Android phones that an earthquake might be imminent.

An early-warning system on Android phones has detected more than 1,000 earthquakes worldwide since 2021, sometimes giving ...

Your Android phone can now alert you about any potential earthquake that might be coming your way. This is how you can enable ...

If you're in an earthquake-prone area and own an Android phone, it could save your life. It may even have already done so.

By March last year, the system had detected more than 11,000 events globally and issued more than 1,200 alerts. Two levels of alert can be sent out, depending on quake size and distance from the ...

After 3 years, the results not only rival conventional, dedicated seismic detectors, but also operate in large areas that currently have no other early-warning service at all.