[californiadisasters] Earthquake warning scheduled for testing in SoCal

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FILE PHOTO; DAILY PRESS A Burlington Northern Santa Fe train heads through the Cajon Pass in this file photo from November 7, 2008. A new project called the Earthquake Early Warning System may give warning to trains and utilities in the Cajon pass which could reduce the amount of damage that they sustain in the event of an earthquake.

Earthquake warning scheduled for testing in SoCal

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July 25, 2010 4:14 PM

Tomoya Shimura

VICTORVILLE • Imagine knowing that an earthquake is coming a few seconds — even a minute or more — before the shaking starts.

It may be possible in coming years with a new alert system. People might even be able to receive it on their cell phones.

The first test of the system is scheduled to begin later this year in Southern California. It involves a small group of test users including emergency response groups, utilities and transportation agencies.

A coordinator for the project — called Earthquake Early Warning System — says the Cajon Pass is one of the areas of concerns.

"A lot of lifelines go through there — traffic, power lines and pipe lines," said Doug Given, U.S. Geological Survey's earthquake early warning coordinator. "And the San Andreas fault goes through there."

Depending on a quake's epicenter, the advance warning could be a few seconds to more than a minute.

 

To read the full story, see Monday's Daily Press.

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