Government emergency notifications alert local residents of the earthquake

We’re taking a closer look at the new technology used to send an emergency alert during an earthquake.

It comes after many locals received an emergency alert on their phones moments after the earthquake near San Simeon on Monday.

The US Geological Survey tells KSBY that Monday’s earthquake was the first time this new wireless emergency warning system had been used in San Luis Obispo County.

In order for an alert to be sent to your cell phone, the earthquake must initially be estimated at a magnitude of 5.0 or higher.

On October 25, a 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck 11 miles northwest of San Simeon. In the minutes that followed, there was a 3.5-magnitude earthquake and 1.9-magnitude aftershocks.

“In all of California, we have about 50 earthquakes per day, so these magnitude 4 and magnitude 3 earthquakes are very frequent,” said Robert DeGroot, USGS ShakeAlert coordinator.

DeGroot says about seven alerts have been sent out statewide over the past two years.

“The seismographs in the ShakeAlert system pick up the ground shaking and transmit that information to a processing center,” DeGroot explained.

The USGS says after about 8 seconds, a single alert was automatically sent to people in an area where the vibration met an intensity level 4 out of 10.

The number of people who received the alert is not something the USGS can track.

You can also get an earthquake alert, if the earthquake has a magnitude of 4.5 or greater, by downloading the first state-sponsored app, MyShake.

It was created by UC Berkeley Seismology Lab and the number of downloads is starting to increase.

“Right now, we’ve managed to find 1.6 million people across California,” said Nate Ortiz, assistant director of planning and preparedness, the governor’s office of emergency services.

According to the California Office of Emergency Services, our state experiences about 10,000 earthquakes each year.

With rehearsal for the Great California Shake Out just last week, state and local agencies are encouraging residents to prepare for the next event.

“Things like what to do after an earthquake like turning off the gas or turning off the power, and checking for water leaks, like a checklist,” said Scott Galbert, San Luis Obispo County Director of Emergency Services.

The Wireless Emergency Alert System is the same system that delivers Amber alerts, so you don’t need to sign up to receive the message.

If someone near you receives an emergency alert but you don’t, FEMA says it may be because the cell phone isn’t receiving or when you make a call, some cell phones won’t display an alert.

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