Earthquake early warning system ShakeAlert rolled out to entire Bay Area
Channel: UC Berkeley
Date: 2018-10-08

At 11:15 a.m. this morning, BART trains throughout the system slowed to 27 miles per hour and announced to passengers, “This is a test of the ShakeAlert system. ShakeAlert is the United States Geological Survey Earthquake Early Warning System, which has been provided to BART in partnership with UC Berkeley.”

The test was conducted to highlight a milestone for ShakeAlert. Now, all Bay Area organizations, including schools, businesses, utilities and government agencies, can sign up to get early warning alerts and integrate them into their operations.

The early warning system was developed over the past five years by the U.S. Geological Survey, UC Berkeley, California Institute of Technology, University of Washington and University of Oregon in partnership with the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services to provide up to tens of seconds of advance warning that the ground will begin shaking: enough time for people to drop, cover and hold on, or take other protective action.

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Video by Roxanne Makasdjian and Stephen McNally

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