In Brazil, the warning for an earthquake has torn many people out of sleep. However, the earth did not bother, it was a false alarm. Google apologized “for the inconvenience” and spoke about a technological breakdown.
“We immediately deactivated the warning system in Brazil and investigated the processes,” the company said. The reason for the false alarm was initially unclear. He reached users of mobile phones who installed the Google operating system Android. An earthquake was reported with a thickness of a maximum of 5.5 near the coast of São Paulo.
Civil protection, however, denied the incident: “There were no earthquake -related incidents”. Several residents had reported that they had been afraid of the message. Earthquakes in the South American country are even rare and are usually not observed. Brazil is located on the South -American plate, one of the largest tectonic plates. This record is less active compared to other regions such as the Pacific Fire Ring.
According to Google, the Android warning system for earthquake uses the mobile phones of users in most parts of the world to recognize earthquake and send warnings. This detection takes place with small sensors that can perceive vibrations that indicate a possible earthquake. The signals would then be sent to a server, along with a rough location where the earthquake occurred to combine the information of many telephones.
The false alarm concerned the Brazilian metropolises São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
Source: Krone
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