City of Los Angeles phasing out ShakeAlertLA in favor of new app, MyShake

The app uses data from the U.S.G.S. to give Californians warnings about impending earthquakes.

Monday, December 28, 2020

USGS to phase out ShakeAlert for new earthquake warning app

The U.S. Geological Survey is phasing out the earthquake early warning system app ShakeAlert and introducing MyShake, a new earthquake warning app.

The City of Los Angeles is phasing out the USGS ShakeAlert earthquake early warning system app "ShakeAlertLA" and introducing a new early warning app.

One week from Friday, ShakeAlertLA will be retired. Users are being encouraged to download MyShake, a new statewide app that is being rolled out.

MyShake uses information from the USGS to give Californians a heads up before a strong quake hits. It also improves on lessons learned by developers of ShakeAlertLA.

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