A new phone app uses vibrations from smartphones to alert people about earthquakes. The phone app recognizes sudden shaking of the earth's surface through sensors in smartphones. The new app is called MyShake. It is the work of four researchers at the University of California, Berkeley. They said they created a worldwide warning system that would inform people and give them time to prepare. Other earthquake apps include QuakeFeed, Quakes and Earthquake. They show where earthquakes have happened, at what strength, and the aftershocks. Those use data from the U.S. Geological Survey. The MyShake app is available only for Android phones. Smart phones are equipped with accelerometers. These instruments measure movement, like that of a car or airplane. They can also measure the shaking of a machine, building or other structure. Accelerometers are used in activity trackers.
Title: App Feels Earthquakes Through Mobile Phones
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/840/app_audio.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='App Feels Earthquakes Through Mobile Phones' data-article-id='1261'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='8458'>A new phone app uses vibrations from smartphones to alert people about earthquakes.</span> <span data-start-time='8458' data-end-time='17688'>The phone app recognizes sudden shaking of the earth's surface through sensors in smartphones.</span> <span data-start-time='17688' data-end-time='21563'>The new app is called MyShake. </span> <span data-start-time='21563' data-end-time='28958'>It is the work of four researchers at the University of California, Berkeley. </span> <span data-start-time='28958' data-end-time='39146'>They said they created a worldwide warning system that would inform people and give them time to prepare.</span> <span data-start-time='39146' data-end-time='46729'>Other earthquake apps include QuakeFeed, Quakes and Earthquake. </span> <span data-start-time='46729' data-end-time='54458'>They show where earthquakes have happened, at what strength, and the aftershocks. </span> <span data-start-time='54458' data-end-time='60104'>Those use data from the U.S. Geological Survey.</span> <span data-start-time='60104' data-end-time='65813'>The MyShake app is available only for Android phones.</span> <span data-start-time='65813' data-end-time='70896'>Smart phones are equipped with accelerometers. </span> <span data-start-time='70896' data-end-time='76771'>These instruments measure movement, like that of a car or airplane. </span> <span data-start-time='76771' data-end-time='84250'>They can also measure the shaking of a machine, building or other structure.</span> <span data-start-time='84250' data-end-time='89271'>Accelerometers are used in activity trackers. </span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/840/app_image.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=5359 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