People need to know: Earthquake early warning phone application in Vietnam

(NLDO) - After the earthquake in the early afternoon of March 28, many people wanted to know if there was any way to predict earthquakes and take precautions right on their phones?

According to the Institute of Geophysics, at 1:20 p.m. today, March 28, a 7.1-magnitude earthquake occurred in Myanmar, causing tremors to reach Ho Chi Minh City.

Meanwhile, the website of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) shows that this earthquake was as strong as 7.7 magnitude.

According to records, in Ho Chi Minh City, many people in districts 1, 3, 6, 8, 11, Phu Nhuan, Thu Duc City... said they felt their houses shaking and had to run outside. In high-rise buildings and shopping centers, people also quickly ran out into the streets.

Many people ask: Is there a way to predict earthquakes right on your phone? Below are some applications that users can refer to.

This app shows detailed information about earthquakes happening around the world , including Vietnam. The app can filter out earthquake intensity or location.

Many people ran outside during the earthquake on the afternoon of March 28.

1. Earthquake Alert!

Step 1: Users can find and download this app on app stores such as CH Play or App Store.

Step 2: Access the application, at the interface, select Latest to see the most recent earthquakes.

Step 3: Click on News to see earthquake related news, go to Stats to see earthquake statistics.

2. My Earthquake Alerts - Map

• From the shaking in Ho Chi Minh City: Information people need to know to cope with earthquakes

Earthquake warning application with beautiful interface, easy to use.

My Earthquake Alerts - Map provides information on intensity, location, epicenter, automatically alerts if there is an earthquake near the user.

Step 1: Download the My Earthquake Alerts - Map app.

Step 2: When entering the interface, the system will ask the user whether to allow the application to access the device's location information or not? Select While using the application.

However, users need to carefully consider the reputation of the application to avoid downloading software of unknown origin, which poses the risk of having personal information hacked.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/nguoi-dan-can-biet-ung-dung-dien-thoai-canh-bao-som-dong-dat-tai-viet-nam-196250328182150496.htm