Spain is not a place where they usually happen earthquakes that great magnitude very often, but there are some cases. One has recently taken place in the south of Spain and we all still have the Lorca disaster in our memory. What many do not know is that the Android phones They can be of great help in these cases.
And it is that in the Google Play Store we can find a series of android apps that can be very useful in the event of this type of natural disaster.
earthquake android apps
earthquake alerts
This application allows you to receive notifications on your smartphone, every time an earthquake occurs anywhere in the world. You only have to indicate the minimum magnitude in the Richter scale, to notify you of earth tremors that exceed the intensity that you are interested in knowing about.
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Volcanoes and earthquakes
This application allows you to consult on a map, all the volcano and earthquake activity take place anywhere in the world. You only have to indicate the characteristics you want (area, type of activity or magnitude) and you will be able to access all kinds of detailed information.
Like the previous app, Volcanoes and earthquakes It also has the possibility of receiving alerts on your smartphone, so that you find out instantly about any earthquake that takes place in the surroundings of your area.
In addition, you can access a photo gallery on seismic activity.
Earthquake Alert!
The application is very similar to the previous ones, with options to receive notifications and consult information on the map. The only problem that we can find in this app is that it is in English and alerts are not available to everyone, but in general it offers very complete information.
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vibrometer
This application helps us detect the magnitude of an earthquake or any type of tremor, using the phone sensors. In addition, we will be able to access fairly complete statistics, to carry out an analysis of the activity in our area.
Although in principle it is intended to be used as a seismic detector, there are users who have also found other uses for it, such as detecting frequency of musical notes or any other loud sound, so its functions are multiple.
Do you know any other good android application, that of information about earthquakes? We invite you to tell us your opinion about this or other applications, in the comments section, at the bottom of this article.