Earthquake warning system meeting from AFAD and Google!

Our country is located on one of the most effective earthquake zones in the world, and in this context, disaster management is one of the most vital issues. While many earthquakes have occurred in Turkey so far, hundreds of our citizens lost their lives in the earthquakes in Van, Elazig and the Aegean Sea, which are still fresh.

It has been 22 years since the Marmara Earthquake, which took place on August 17, 1999 and caused the death of more than 18 thousand people. With the development of technology, various systems are being developed to inform people before earthquakes.


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Android earthquake warning system is active in Turkey

While these systems have been used effectively for years in Japan, the first country that comes to mind when earthquakes are mentioned, there is also an earthquake warning system developed by Google and offered to Android users.

Introduced by Google in 2021 Android earthquake warning systemis active in our country and its warning to the people of the region before the earthquake in Alanya in the past weeks reminded us once again the importance of such technologies.

In this context, an online press conference will be held between AFAD and Google. At the online press conference to be held under the auspices of the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD), Google will provide information about the Android Earthquake Warning System it has developed, while AFAD will talk about the use of technology in disaster management and the importance of seconds in an earthquake.

We will share with you the notes we took after the meeting to be held on February 2nd.

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