The City of L.A.'s earthquake early warning app, "ShakeAlertLA," is going away. That's because city officials want you to download the statewide "MyShake" app instead.
Both use the same technology, detecting earthquakes through ground-motion censors. And if you're close enough to the epicenter to feel shaking from a magnitude 4.5 quake or higher, you'll get an alert from the app to "drop, cover, and hold on."
California, which unveiled its app in October 2019, tested it for the first time statewide in October, sending an alert to about 5 million Californians.
That test coincided with the annual Great California ShakeOut safety drill.
1⃣ Drop
— Office of the Governor of California (@CAgovernor) October 15, 2020
2⃣ Cover
3⃣ Hold on
During this year’s California #ShakeOut learn about earthquake preparedness and how you can receive an early warning on your phone before shaking starts.
📲 https://t.co/204vzovUErpic.twitter.com/S5ra3j95Im
L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti says "ShakeAlertLA" was a bridge to the statewide earthquake early warning system. Now that that "MyShake" is up and running, the city's app will stop sending alerts on December 31.
THE BIG ONE IS COMING. GET PREPARED
We don't want to scare you, but the Big One is coming. We don't know when, but we know it'll be at least 44 times stronger than Northridge and 11 times stronger than the Ridgecrest quakes last year. To help you get prepared, we've compiled a handy reading list
Our news is free on LAist. To make sure you get our coverage: Sign up for our daily newsletters. To support our non-profit public service journalism: Donate Now.
