Sunday, August 24, 2014

[californiadisasters] Napa earthquake: UC-Berkeley ShakeAlert system gave 10 second warning of 'light' shaking



Napa earthquake: UC-Berkeley ShakeAlert system gave 10 second warning of 'light' shaking

Mercury News

Posted:   08/24/2014

A scientist at the UC-Berkeley Seismological Laboratory posted a video showing the ShakeAlert earthquake early warning project issued an alert for the earthquake near Napa 10 seconds before it hit. The system said 'light shaking' could be expected, but the earthquake had a magnitude of 6.0 and was felt across the Bay Area and elsewhere in northern California.

The video, posted by lab director Richard Allen, included an explanation that said the demonstration system provided 10 seconds warning.

"The ShakeAlert system motivated the California State Legislature to pass an law in 2013 mandating that the state should complete the system to provide warning to the public. But funding for the system has not yet been found," according to the post accompanying the video.

​See video here:​


http://www.mercurynews.com/science/ci_26397516/napa-earthquake-uc-berkeley-shakealert-system-gave-10


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