This is where being alerted to the fact this this isn’t just a tummy trembler, it’s actually a potentially devastating 7.5 on the Richter scale would be useful – because it could save your life.
Unfortunately, early warning systems are hugely expensive pieces of infrastructure to build from scratch.
So a team from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have created an app that uses the accelerometer in your smartphone, and turns it into a simple seismometer (device that detects the vibrations from earthquakes).
via BBC News
