A method in a Base Station Subsystem for providing an earthquake and Tsunami Warning System notification message to a User Equipment accessing a cellular radio system using a GSM/EDGE Radio Access Network, GERAN, of the method comprising: - receiving an earthquake and tsunami warning system notification from an emergency centre, and - transmitting the earthquake and tsunami warning system notification to the User Equipment located in affected areas of the message, wherein the method is characterized in that: the earthquake and tsunami warning system notification is transmitted over the Fast Associated Control Channel, FACCH, if the User Equipment is in GERAN dedicated mode and over the Packet Associated Control Channel, PACCH, if the User Equipment is in GERAN packet transfer mode, and when said User Equipment is in a GERAN packet transfer mode in that the earthquake and tsunami warning system notification is transmitted by sending a packet paging request, forcing the User Equipment to listen to the control channel sending the earthquake and tsunami warning, or wherein the earthquake and tsunami warning system notification is transmitted by sending a packet Temporary Block Flow release message, forcing the user equipment to listen to the control channel sending the earthquake and tsunami warning, or wherein a control message is transmitted to the User Equipment informing the User Equipment of the earthquake and tsunami warning system notification, whereby the User Equipment is forced to listen to the control channel sending the earthquake and tsunami warning. - receiving an earthquake and tsunami warning system notification from an emergency centre, and - transmitting the earthquake and tsunami warning system notification to the User Equipment located in affected areas of the message, wherein the method is characterized in that: the earthquake and tsunami warning system notification is transmitted over the Fast Associated Control Channel, FACCH, if the User Equipment is in GERAN dedicated mode and over the Packet Associated Control Channel, PACCH, if the User Equipment is in GERAN packet transfer mode, and when said User Equipment is in a GERAN packet transfer mode in that the earthquake and tsunami warning system notification is transmitted by sending a packet paging request, forcing the User Equipment to listen to the control channel sending the earthquake and tsunami warning, or wherein the earthquake and tsunami warning system notification is transmitted by sending a packet Temporary Block Flow release message, forcing the user equipment to listen to the control channel sending the earthquake and tsunami warning, or wherein a control message is transmitted to the User Equipment informing the User Equipment of the earthquake and tsunami warning system notification, whereby the User Equipment is forced to listen to the control channel sending the earthquake and tsunami warning. the earthquake and tsunami warning system notification is transmitted over the Fast Associated Control Channel, FACCH, if the User Equipment is in GERAN dedicated mode and over the Packet Associated Control Channel, PACCH, if the User Equipment is in GERAN packet transfer mode, and when said User Equipment is in a GERAN packet transfer mode in that the earthquake and tsunami warning system notification is transmitted by sending a packet paging request, forcing the User Equipment to listen to the control channel sending the earthquake and tsunami warning, or wherein the earthquake and tsunami warning system notification is transmitted by sending a packet Temporary Block Flow release message, forcing the user equipment to listen to the control channel sending the earthquake and tsunami warning, or wherein a control message is transmitted to the User Equipment informing the User Equipment of the earthquake and tsunami warning system notification, whereby the User Equipment is forced to listen to the control channel sending the earthquake and tsunami warning.