ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – A system that gives people advance warning of earthquakes in Washington, Oregon and California is one step closer to being accessible to Alaskans.
At least $2 million of the $34.9 million allocated by Congress to the U.S. Geological Survey for continued development of ShakeAlert, America’s earthquake early warning system, will be used for adding Alaska to the system. The Alaska Earthquake Center will be working with the USGS on implementation.
Michael West, Alaska Earthquake Center state seismologist, said many earthquake-prone parts of the world, including sections of the United States, have implemented early warning systems…