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by rconti 55 days ago
"not on for japan?" Are you expecting to have gotten a notification in SF for an earthquake in a place a 12 hour flight away? That sounds like annoyance, not a feature.

We also have the MyShake app here in CA, but I don't recall getting a notification through it for the last quake. I was asleep, though, so my memory is hazy.
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harrall 55 days ago
There’s 100-300 earthquakes/week in California so MyShake prefers to only warn for the bigger ones.
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spike021 55 days ago
you can actually customize how strong a quake you're notified for. but ymmv. the recent california quake was actually the first time that app even notified me.
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swang 55 days ago
I was asking if this feature is turned on in iOS for Japan residents for earthquakes in Japan.
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rconti 55 days ago
Ah, that specific push notification would have been via the FCC's Emergency Alert System (EAS) I believe.

https://www.fcc.gov/emergency-alert-system

But it sounds like Japan's system also sends push notifications which is why I was unclear about what you felt was different/missing. I think the specific tone sound we get from EAS is distinct.

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