Google Earthquake alerts for Android

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#2794458 13-Oct-2021 13:31

Didn't feel the earthquake in Lower Hutt or get any alert. Didn't even know an earthquake alert existed. Do you need to opt into it somewhere? Always get the civil defence ones so would have thought it would be sent via the same system.

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#2794461 13-Oct-2021 13:36

It's under Settings>Location for me.

I wasn't even aware of this so I don't think it is opt in but it may be an Android 11 thing.

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#2794471 13-Oct-2021 13:55

Details on first few post links

Its play store services from lollipop above.

Non certified devices mileage may vary

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#2794483 13-Oct-2021 14:30

Thanks, should have checked the beginning of the thread. Using a Samsung S10 so presumably that's compatible with everything.

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#2799296 22-Oct-2021 11:05

That's a first. We've just received an earthquake alert in northern Waikato. Over 250km away from the centre, south of Raetihi.

ETA: Alerts on Galaxy S10+ and S21 5G

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#2799308 22-Oct-2021 11:19

Still unverified but looks super deep

We felt it in chc. Just no alerting

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#2799310 22-Oct-2021 11:21

Is everyone's alerts super loud?
My work phone (Samsung A32) just made a polite "ding ding" but others have a loud blaring alert.

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#2799313 22-Oct-2021 11:25

Mine wasn't as loud as when I hit the button to show me a demo in the settings at 11pm one night..

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#2801162 26-Oct-2021 09:58

If anyone's interested for the greater good, on a community Facebook page I belong to a researcher from Massey posted a survey request which I've just completed:

"My colleagues and I are interested in your experiences of the Android earthquake alert that some people got on Friday morning (22nd).

We're interested if you either:

Got the alert
Didn't get the alert BUT have an Android phone AND either felt shaking OR were in an area where other people felt shaking (see map)

Survey is here: https://massey.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6YDk2nKJx73ODNs

We'd be very grateful for your help!"

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#2803016 28-Oct-2021 17:57

I was siting at my desk. I had my phone on vibrate only. It buzzed just as the foreshock hit, or maybe 1-2 secs later. than the foreshock. Very close anyway. I had a feeling that the initial jolt may not be the main event, so I hopped under the desk. Within a second or so of doing so, the stronger shaking started. After the shaking stopped I checked my phone to see what the buzzing was, and saw it was an earthquake alert. I was in Porirua when it struck.

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#2803024 28-Oct-2021 18:16

Wonder if one could maintain a network of android phones around New Zealand and setup a subscription to get push events to non-alert-receiving phones

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#2982471 14-Oct-2022 03:13

Got this 5-10s in advance of the shaking, impressive tech

Reasonably accurate too

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#2982472 14-Oct-2022 05:49

Groucho:

If anyone's interested for the greater good, on a community Facebook page I belong to a researcher from Massey posted a survey request which I've just completed:

"My colleagues and I are interested in your experiences of the Android earthquake alert that some people got on Friday morning (22nd).

We're interested if you either:

Got the alert
Didn't get the alert BUT have an Android phone AND either felt shaking OR were in an area where other people felt shaking (see map)
Survey is here: https://massey.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6YDk2nKJx73ODNs We'd be very grateful for your help!"

Tried but it says this survey is no longer active.