If emergency alerts are turned off, the circle will be on the left-hand side of the switch.If emergency alerts are turned on, the circle will be on the right-hand side of the switch.Under “Government Alerts' tap “Emergency Alerts' and “Public Safety Alerts' to turn them on or off.While this setting may already be turned on in your settings on your mobile phone, please take the time to check. Mobile phones that have WEAs turned on are able to receive ShakeAlert Messages starting March 11, 2021. To do this, follow the directions below:Ĭheck that Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) are turned on. No sign up is required to receive ShakeAlert notifications, and no action needs to be taken other than enabling emergency alerts on your cell phone. ShakeAlert infrastructure is already in place along most of the West Coast and can be used to trigger automatic-action systems, such as slowing a train, water utility valve shutoffs, opening fire station doors and starting back-up generators. It detects earthquakes that have already begun, offering seconds of advance warning that allow people and systems to take actions to protect life and property from destructive shaking. ShakeAlert does not predict when or where an earthquake will occur or how long it will last. Some mobile phones with text-to-voice capability may read out the message text. Protect Yourself.' This text message is also available in Spanish. These important alerts come automatically on most cell phones, making a distinctive sound and displaying a text message that reads, “Earthquake Detected! Drop, Cover, Hold On. ShakeAlert® uses science and technology to detect significant earthquakes quickly and sends a real time alert to people on compatible cell phones and other mobile devices through text-like messages, and through apps as they become available. There are no tests of the system scheduled at this time. The USGS ShakeAlert® Earthquake Early Warning System is available in Oregon as of March 11, 2021, a date that coincides with the 10th anniversary of the magnitude 9.1 Great Tohoku, Japan earthquake. If the recent disasters that have impacted our state have taught us anything, it's that being prepared can make a big difference.

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