How Google used phones to detect the earthquake and warn millions in Venezuela

Así usó Google los móviles para detectar el terremoto y avisar a millones en Venezuela

Jun 25, 2026, 06:02 PM es source ↗

2026 Venezuela Earthquake

Summary

The article explains how Google used mobile phones to detect the Venezuela earthquake and warn millions of people. Since 2021 the tech giant has used the sensors in Android phones to generate alerts as fast and precise as those of official systems that rely on sophisticated seismological networks. The crowd-sourced approach offered Venezuelans crucial seconds of warning.

Preview

El gigante tecnológico emplea desde 2021 los sensores de los teléfonos Android para generar avisos tan rápidos y precisos como los de los sistemas oficiales que emplean sofisticadas redes sismológicas

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