Android’s Earthquake Warning Systemearly warnings in many regions in recent years by providing users seconds before potential dangers. On April 23, 2025, in the moderate severe earthquake that occurred off the coast of Istanbul, the system perceived the P-wave by sending warnings to users’ phones. Similarly, the system was actively working in frequent jolts such as South America, Indonesia and Japan. Google is now this warning system, Wear OS It also carries it to the based smart watches.
The earthquake warning system, which works under the Android operating system, detects the first seismic waves with motion sensors on the devices. It tests the accuracy of P-waves by sharing data with phones in the surrounding areas. In this way, the user is stimulated in a short time range before the S-wave, the destructive effect. The system works through a distributed sensor network formed by a large number of phones.
Thanks to this new function brought to Wear OS, warnings will not be limited to mobile phones. Smart watchesEven if they are paired by Android phone, they will be able to show direct warnings while on the wrist of the users. This will enable the transmission of early warnings in the scenarios where the phone is far from the user.
Android Earthquake Warning System will also give notification while in your arm
This feature was clearly included in the Google Play Services update notes dated June 2025. Google, “If an earthquake is expected to cause shock Wear you will get a warning on this list,” he added. Although this warning system has been pointed out in previous updates, the official distribution process has now begun. Although the feature is presented to a limited number of users in the first place, it is expected to reach a wider audience in the coming days.
Earthquake warnings appear on the clock screen, especially at night or when the phone is quiet. The direct feeling of vibrating warnings on the arm reduces the likelihood of the abduction of the incoming warning. Thus, the user can have the chance to respond immediately in the environment. Without the need for an application installation, the system runs automatically through the Play Services infrastructure.
Although the system cannot detect all earthquakes in advance, even this short warning time limited to seconds can make a big difference. Especially in crowded environments such as schools, workplaces or public transportation, these several seconds of advantage can enable people to turn to safe areas. This feature of Google is not likely to move to platforms other than Android.
This enlargement by Wear OS means that the system is not directly connected to the hardware and only works at the notification level. In other words, the clock itself does not perform any seismic measurements. The data received via Android phone is transmitted to the clock as notification. Thanks to this approach, the distribution of the application can be done faster.
Such systems allow users to benefit from security solutions without any extra effort in their daily life. Such warnings can make serious differences in a short time for those living in geographies with earthquake risks. Taking a significant warning on the clock screen can be much more effective than a hidden notification in the depths of the phone.
This step by Google offers concrete progress to expand the scope of the existing system. Thus, in unexpected situations such as earthquakes, a warning is transmitted to the user over more devices. Android’s earthquake warning system will no longer inform you not only in your pocket, but also in your wrist.