Phones as quake sensors

Built on

• Open-source LinuxRecorded · 1991requires
• MEMS sensorsRecorded · 1993enables
• SmartphoneRecorded · 1994enables
• Earthquake early warningRecorded · 2007enables

Led to

• Global fault stress mapForecast · ~2052enables
• Earthquake warnings minutes aheadForecast · ~2076enables

Sources & evidence

• Additional source

Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.