New York State Police are testing the AMBER Alert system Thursday at 10:00 a.m. The test alert will be sent to phones in ...

Technology that detects strong earthquakes and alerts residents to their shaking got renewed attention after an earthquake ...

A 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck at 5:02 a.m. Monday, March 3, in western Washington, the the U.S. Geological Survey ...

Whidbey residents were in for a rude awakening early Monday morning. The work week started off with what some on social media ...

“So the earthquake early warning system actually ... In that case, the alert would go to everyone in the area, just like an Amber Alert. So, what do you do with those few extra seconds of ...

A 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck at 5:02 a.m. Monday ... “It was too small for the Wireless Emergency Alerts system (used for Amber Alerts), because that is meant for imminent threat and ...