MyShake app for mobile phones and iPads. The MyShake is a comprehensive and free earthquake app. Receive timely, potentially life-saving early warning alerts in California, Oregon and Washington. MyShake uses the USGS ShakeAlertTM system to deliver alerts for earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 (or greater) several seconds before shaking arrives by receiving notifications on your phone. Participate in a smartphone-based global seismic network. Your phone becomes a mini-seismometer and contributes to the detection of earthquakes wherever you are. MyShake is developed by the University of California, Berkeley, Seismology Lab. MyShake is available at the Apple Store and Google Play in English, Spanish (Español), Chinese Traditional (繁體中文), Filipino, Korean (한국인), and Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt).
Alert LA County mobile app Alert LA County offers a free and convenient mobile smartphone application. Download this free app onto your smartphone so that you are equipped to receive emergency alerts and instructions from authorities if you are in an area within Los Angeles County that is being impacted by an emergency or disaster. You will also get free National Weather Service alerts and warnings on your cell phone. Download the Alert LA County app on your smartphone today! Click on either of the links below to download:
Watch the May 2021 General Meeting about the Neighborhood Disaster Action Plan, with Jeanne O'Donnell, Senior Program Manager of LA County Emergency Operations:
Map Your Neighborhood: "The Plan in Action"
This 10-minute video covers home and neighborhood preparedness when disaster strikes.