Neowin News Feed for: Earthquakes

Undersea internet cables can monitor seismic activity, predict earthquakes and more

Alap Naik Desai — Fri, 20 May 2022 22:16:02 +0000

Thousands of miles of undersea cables that offer internet connectivity could help in monitoring seismic activity, detecting or predicting earthquakes, and even building climate change models. Read more...

Google Maps set to receive updates to help mitigate the effects of crises

Paul Hill — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 13:24:02 +0000

Google has announced a series of updates that it'll be making to its Google Maps application in order to help people prepare and respond to the effects of natural disasters such as hurricanes. Read more...

China detains four WeChat users for spreading false rumours about earthquakes

Paul Hill — Mon, 14 Aug 2017 02:36:02 +0000

China's Ministry of Public Security has put four people into detention for causing panic by spreading false rumours that subsequent earthquakes, following the one in Sichuan, had hit the country. Read more...