Users will get a notification if an earthquake reaches the MMI IV scale.
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA — The Chinese technology company, Xiaomi, is testing the beta feature for early warning of earthquakes through mobile phones in Indonesia. “Through this initiative, we hope to be able to help Indonesian citizens through CSR activities as a company that has social responsibility,” said the leader Xiaomi in Indonesia, Alvin Tse, in a press release, quoted Friday (1/4/2022).
Earthquake early warning features, early earthquake warning, from Xiaomi will notify you through the phone a dozen seconds before the secondary wave arrives. This technology utilizes the speed of electric waves.
When this feature is turned on on a Xiaomi phone, after the authorities detect an earthquake, the system will synchronize the early warning information to the Xiaomi server through a special channel.
Xiaomi said they used priority channels to provide early warning to users in disaster-affected areas. A notification will appear on the cellphone if the earthquake reaches the Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) IV scale used by the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency.
Earthquake early warning on Xiaomi phones will display the scale (magnitude) of the earthquake, estimated arrival and intensity of the earthquake. The phone screen will also display a countdown. This feature can be used on Xiaomi phones that use the MIUI 12, MIUI 12.5 and MIUI 13 operating systems. Earthquake early warning requires a connection to internet data.
This trial was held before Xiaomi decided to bring this feature to Indonesia. The EEW technology used was developed by the Institute of Care-Life in Chengdu, China, since 2008. Xiaomi is working with the agency to bring this feature to their phones in China.
source: between
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