ShakeAlert earthquake early warning system
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ShakeAlert is a U.S. West Coast earthquake early warning system that rapidly detects significant quakes and delivers seconds-to-tens-of-seconds advance alerts to help protect people and infrastructure.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
earthquake early warning system
ⓘ
seismic monitoring system ⓘ |
| alertDeliveryChannel |
apps using ShakeAlert data
ⓘ
infrastructure control systems ⓘ mobile devices ⓘ public alerting systems ⓘ |
| alertType |
earthquake magnitude-based alerts
ⓘ
earthquake shaking intensity alerts ⓘ |
| basedOn |
real-time ground motion data
ⓘ
seismic sensor networks ⓘ |
| benefit |
increased preparedness time
ⓘ
reduction of damage to infrastructure ⓘ reduction of injuries ⓘ |
| canTrigger |
automatic closure of valves
ⓘ
automatic opening of fire station doors ⓘ automatic shutdown of industrial processes ⓘ automatic slowing of trains ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataSource |
seismometers
ⓘ
strong-motion sensors ⓘ |
| developer |
Caltech
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Geological Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ University of California, Berkeley NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Nevada, Reno NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature |
automated alert dissemination
ⓘ
integration with critical infrastructure systems ⓘ integration with public alerting channels ⓘ seconds-to-tens-of-seconds warning time ⓘ |
| managedBy | USGS ShakeAlert program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | United States Geological Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
automatic protective actions
ⓘ
earthquake early warning ⓘ infrastructure protection ⓘ public safety ⓘ |
| regionServed |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. West Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riskAddressed | earthquake shaking ⓘ |
| targetUser |
emergency managers
ⓘ
general public ⓘ industrial facilities ⓘ transportation agencies ⓘ utilities ⓘ |
| use |
delivery of advance alerts
ⓘ
rapid detection of significant earthquakes ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.