By Nitin Chavhan
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Google has launched Earthquake Alert Feature in India in collaboration with National Disaster Management Authority and the National Seismology Center.
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This will notify the users about the earthquake before it arrives in that location.
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The Android Earthquake Alerts Feature uses the built-in sensors in Android smartphones, which are known as accelerometers which can used as a miniature seismometers.
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Android devices with Android 5 or newer versions will receive this feature in the coming week.
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The devices needs Wi-Fi or cellular data connectivity to ensure that both the Android Earthquake Alerts and location settings are enabled.
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There is an option for turning off the settings for receiving the earthquake alerts.
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The earthquake alert System is already available in many other countries which uses accelerometers to detect tremors and act as small seismometer to warn users about the earthquake.
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Google says that the alert will be available in various languages available in the android devices.
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This Earthquake Alert System system is going to be very useful in India.