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New Earthquake Science for Everyone Web Article

October 11, 2019

The goal of an earthquake early warning (EEW) system is to provide an alert to people and automatic systems after an earthquake begins but before the shaking reaches their location. Two recent studies explored the timeliness and accuracy of alerts.

Read Earthquake Early Warning – Fine-Tuning for Best Alerts.

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