Having a properly-installed earthquake alert alarm can make the difference between having enough time to escape to safety and having to endure the earthquake from where you are. The best ...

No need to continually feel for a release mechanism, the patented SiesmoLatch lock mechanism engages in earthquake motion, and keeps contents inside. Available in three colors, the SeismoLatch is ...

LYON COUNTY, Nev. (KOLO) - The Nevada Seismological Laboratory at the University of Nevada, Reno, sent out an automatic earthquake report at 1:55 a.m. Sunday, March 30. It was a magnitude 2.43 at ...

Google’s “Earthquake Alerts System” on Android sent out a false alarm last night in Brazil, leading to the system being temporarily disabled. Introduced in 2020, Google’s “Earthquake ...

MEXICO CITY, May 8 (Reuters) - The early warning seismic alarm system in Mexico City sounded off on Monday in error during maintenance work, sending panicked ...

MEXICO CITY, Aug 2 (Reuters) - An earthquake alarm that went off on Friday in Mexico's capital was produced by an error, the country's Seismic Instrumentation and Recording Center said in a statement.

A UC Berkeley researcher says that automatic gas shutoff devices, like those used in Los Angeles and Japan, could cut the number of post-earthquake fires in half in San Francisco. But the city of ...

A fire and rescue service will only instantly deploy to automatic fire alarm call-outs at "higher risk" buildings due to the number of false alarms it receives. The plans mean Royal Berkshire Fire ...

A fire service has announced it will soon stop attending automatic fire alarm alerts unless a building is deemed to be high risk. Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service (OFRS) said that from 10 ...