MyShake is an Android app that can detect earthquakes

Here in California, seismologists and other researchers have been hard at work developing an earthquake warning system that would give residents a brief heads-up to prepare for an impending quake. It’s similar in nature to a warning system Japan has had in place since 2007.
Systems like these require specialized equipment to detect earthquakes, but what if your smartphone could help improve these early warning systems? That’s the hope behind MyShake, a new Android app from