Best App, Ignore Complainers
If you don’t take a few hot minutes to understand the settings, then please don’t complain. My mistake, my bad. This app is better than the CA alert system by far, it is the Watch Duty of Earthquakes. How many of you heard of THAT app before Palisades? How many of you remember hearing officials tell resident to install Watch Duty on the news? I believe QuakeFeed will be the Watch Duty if we have a big one. Get it now, understand the settings and alerts and know you will be alerted.
This app is about as comprehensive as one could hope. Inexpensive for no ads, great info overall. I pay attention to depth, a great and telling feature when seeing earthquakes. Links on each quake to the USGS and Tsunami gov are very helpful (if the latter is applicable, you will see blue wave icon on any tsunami on your list). Note: Sometimes the Tsunami gov people a few minutes for it to report a tsunami warning.
If you live in or have family that lives in areas affected by the Cascadia or San Andreas I would consider setting those regional alerts to a minimum 5 - 7. I set areas historically hit with tsunamis generated from across the Ring of Fire high and I mean 7.0 or above for areas like Japan, etc. If you set low, it will go off all the time so don’t complain, I warned you. I also set different alert sounds for Nearby EQ as opposed to rumblings everywhere else.
Overall fantastic for people here or with loved ones in the path of a quake or tsunami.
2 Thoughts
1. I would like to either control the magnitude of Nearby Earthquake Alerts. If this is impossible, would you consider raising it to a 4 from a 3?
2. If we have a big one, who will provide comms to tell people what to do on a State level? Cells should work as long as they have power. I know of no reliable state wide alerting system that is dependable. With a direct connection to so many affected people, being able to send alerts and updates on behalf of the State or FEMA would become invaluable. Maybe a good idea, maybe not, just a thought.
Thanks again for a great emergency app.
This app is about as comprehensive as one could hope. Inexpensive for no ads, great info overall. I pay attention to depth, a great and telling feature when seeing earthquakes. Links on each quake to the USGS and Tsunami gov are very helpful (if the latter is applicable, you will see blue wave icon on any tsunami on your list). Note: Sometimes the Tsunami gov people a few minutes for it to report a tsunami warning.
If you live in or have family that lives in areas affected by the Cascadia or San Andreas I would consider setting those regional alerts to a minimum 5 - 7. I set areas historically hit with tsunamis generated from across the Ring of Fire high and I mean 7.0 or above for areas like Japan, etc. If you set low, it will go off all the time so don’t complain, I warned you. I also set different alert sounds for Nearby EQ as opposed to rumblings everywhere else.
Overall fantastic for people here or with loved ones in the path of a quake or tsunami.
2 Thoughts
1. I would like to either control the magnitude of Nearby Earthquake Alerts. If this is impossible, would you consider raising it to a 4 from a 3?
2. If we have a big one, who will provide comms to tell people what to do on a State level? Cells should work as long as they have power. I know of no reliable state wide alerting system that is dependable. With a direct connection to so many affected people, being able to send alerts and updates on behalf of the State or FEMA would become invaluable. Maybe a good idea, maybe not, just a thought.
Thanks again for a great emergency app.
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SanAlv
Great app, love it!!
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Coool app
Favorite!
This is one of my favorite apps! Within minutes of feeling some shaking the info (and so much of it) will appear. It even provides a link to the tsunami warning page, which I especially appreciate when I’m camping on the beach! I have had this app for many years and it keeps getting better as they continue to add new features and improve on existing ones. As a Nevada Resident and a frequent traveler in the western US, I appreciate having access to so much valuable information including current wildfire activity. Thanks QuakeFeed for keeping me informed and safe!
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Very good app
I live in an earthquake prone area. Alaaka. We literally have many each day. And it’s very handy to get the alert do we know how relatives in other Alaskan towns might be doing or if they were affected
