Earthquake Early Warning System

Cal­i­for­nia might be get­ting an earth­quake early warn­ing sys­tem. State Sen­a­tor Alex Padilla has intro­duced a bill that he says would give the pubic up to 60 sec­onds of advance warn­ing before the shak­ing starts. The esti­mated 80-million dol­lar sys­tem would process data through sen­sors at sta­tions through­out the state, then instantly alert the pub­lic through devices such as cell phones or computers.