Earthquake early warning

Built on

• Plate tectonicsRecorded · 1962enables
• 2G digital mobile & SMSRecorded · 1991enables

Led to

• Phones as quake sensorsRecorded · 2020enables
• Seafloor cables as quake sensorsForecast · ~2028enables
• Short-term quake forecastingForecast · ~2038enables
• Earthquake warnings minutes aheadForecast · ~2076enables

Sources & evidence

• Additional source

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