A smartphone app developed by scientists has successfully detected nearly 400 earthquakes since its launch earlier this year, paving the way for a warning system that can alert users before a disaster occurs. <br/><br/>The MyShake app, developed at University of California, Berkeley, harnesses a smartphone's motion detectors to measure earthquake ground motion, then sends that data back to the seismological laboratory for analysis. <br/><br/>The objective is to send early-warning alerts to users as an information.

A smartphone app developed by scientists has successfully detected nearly 400 earthquakes since its launch earlier this year, paving the way for a warning system that can alert users before a disaster occurs. <br/><br/>The MyShake app, developed at University of California, Berkeley, harnesses a smartphone's motion detectors to measure earthquake ground motion, then sends that data back to the seismological laboratory for analysis. <br/><br/>The objective is to send early-warning alerts to users as an information.