Shakealert appears to be working as designed – Breaking News & Latest Updates 2026
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ShakeAlert appears to be working as designed.

An earthquake just before noon that occurred near San Jose has alerted many phones in the Bay Area, which received warning notifications from the recently-rolled out ShakeAlert system.

It’s unclear how much detection came from Android devices, but Google CEO Sundar Pichai said his notification arrived before the actual rumbling did.

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