App turns smartphones into seismic monitors

An app that enables anyone to contribute to a worldwide seismic network and help people prepare for earthquakes.

United States15 Mar 2016

Seismic app | Photo source MyShake

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The sheer number of smartphones on the planet make them excellent tools for collecting scientific data. We have already seen citizen scientists use their devices to help crowdsource big data about jellyfish and pollution. Now, MyShake is an Android app from Berkeley University, which enables anyone to contribute to a worldwide seismic network and help reduce the effects of earthquakes. To begin, users download the app and enable it to run silently in the background of their smartphone. The app monitors for movement that fits the vibrational profile of an earthquake and sends anonymous information to a central system whenever…

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