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MyShake Earthquake Alerts Positive Reviews

Promising but slow/ laggySeems like it could be a great app, I personally don’t understand the point of using and or showing the user the x y and z axis change of the phone. But that’s not really the issue here, might just be me but running iPhone X and it seems to freeze for a while whenever I click on a specific earthquake to see more info about it. Edit: seems to only be freezing on ones that happens around a day or so ago, when I clicked on one that happens 20 mins ago it worked fine but the one that happens in pleasant hill a day or so ago (aswell as others ) it freezes. Edit 2: the app now shows an earth quake in the pinnacles, CA as 3.5 however yesterday it showed as a 3.6 and when I click on the 3.5 it then shows 3.6 at the bottom..Th3 t3sterVersion: 3.0.102

Finally..Living in Mexico city we had something like this for a while . But now I live in Los Angeles California and I don't know how people in the US are gonna react when they get the warning a strong earthquake is coming because people In Mexico are already use to getting them alerts that say "Strong earthquake is coming " since they have so many strong earthquakes and an early warning on their phone and they had them for a while . So since this is gonna be new to people in the US who knows how they gonna react ! Also I think we need the Alarm. I know that they have them were they have tornadoes in the US .But in Mexico city when u get the notification on your phone the Air raid siren also goes on really loud all over the city the first time I had no idea what was happening I tought a war was happening when I heard the alarm all over the city till I saw everyone running outside and they were screaming earthquake and sure enough 30 seconds later BAM strong earthquake hit . They should have those in California not only in places were they have tornadoes so people can have time to go hide ! I saw it helps they had about 30 seconds to get outside ..Omar 9292Version: 3.0.102

Thank you for the early warning!!!Wow, had what seemed like lots of time on earthquake warning tonight! My phone made a very distinct sound and said something to the effect Earthquake alert, drop, cover, 5.7 Kern County. I was at first a little unsure, as I hadn’t felt anything, then I knew I better get out of laying on the electric lounge chair so I can at least sitting up so I can be ready to move, then I opened Maps to see where Kern County was, it said 111 miles away. I moved to a better area in my house, then started feeling and hearing slight shaking. Then I took a video of our pendant light swaying slightly. Exciting, thankfully not too exciting. Next time I’ll be less unsure and just act much quicker, it could be less time, closer and bigger I know! Important and so so helpful! Thank you!!!!! Very cool!!! That’s what I wrote previously, back here again to say thank you, had new early warnings today of quakes, thank you!!!! You are amazing, love this important precious app!!!!.Be Kind1Version: 3.1.18

Switched to this app = better!Switched to this app from another earthquake app and this is better since it allows a home base to be set. Yes there is a sw bug that the app doesn’t seem to do anything after setting the home base, but if you go back through the settings the home base has indeed been set. Home base is essential to me since I run with location tracking off to save battery capacity. I run with a VPN so we’ll see if the app works with that. It would be great if there was a test mode that would allow a user to verify notification and trigger off any earthquake of any magnitude 3.5 or greater in California, Oregon or Washington. I would also like a notification of ANY deep earthquake on the Cascadia subduction zone in case there are any precursor earthquakes providing early warning..EEandSWVersion: 3.1.8

Worked 15-20sec before news alertSo today in Los Angeles we had our 1st hurricane (or less) in a century. So I expected so see a weather alert… nope, it was a alert that & actually spoke that said something to the effect of “earthquake detected, seek shelter.” So I did, but felt nothing. About 20 seconds as I was watching the news, they interrupted their story & said reported a earthquake alert. I got the alert (it seems) before they did. Then the newscaster reported that some lights in the studio were shaking. So even though I personally did not feel it, people I know did & I am grateful that I got the earthquake warning. This app gave me time to seek shelter. I highly recommend this app for anyone who lives in earthquake areas, and wants to be safe. Thank you..Jimmy D.Version: 3.1.12

Better than the govt alertThis thing is crazy fast. Recently we’ve been getting alot of quakes in Malibu. We only live about 10 miles away. Which relatively speaking in earthquake terms is not far at all. The alert literally pops up seconds before we actually feel the quake. Yeah seconds doesn’t really make a difference when your super close to the epicenter. But trust me this thing comes in handy when the earthquake is just far enough. Like the earthquakes in Bakersfield, and ojai. Plenty of alert time for those. The government alerts on the other hand are trash. Don’t trust those. Why even have an alert at all if your gonna be buried under rubble by the time it arrives. Get this app and set your location..Disgruntled but not whiteVersion: 3.1.24

Works for meEveryone in here complaining about little bugs as if they never experienced something like that in another app. This is a free earthquake warning app that could potentially save your life, stop complaining and grow up. I just downloaded the app and had no issues with using it, but it’s an early warning app not a game, so whatever people are complaining about is pointless because the main function of the app is to send you a push notification. One thing I did really like is how I can look at the seismograph of past earthquakes to see the pattern of shaking. I was six during the ‘89 quake and still remember how the shaking felt like it was yesterday. Any kind of advance warning will be helpful..Skippy!Version: 3.0.105

Great app for early earthquake warnings!I’ve had the app for awhile and was unsure of its value until the recent earthquake. Centered near Bakersfield, CA. It was 5.2 mag. My phone was set to silent so no sounds during evening. The app over rode that and started alerting/talking to me to get to safe location and take cover. About 10 seconds later, the earthquake hit us and the whole house rolled with the quake. And we are 100 miles away from epicenter!! The app display earthquakes all over the world or nearby you depending on your personal preference. It has a wealth of info and I find it invaluable now that I experienced the early warning for the first time. Kudos to the team that created this great app!.Wumpus HunterVersion: 3.1.18

This app really does workI installed My Shake a little over a year ago. Approximately two weeks ago, a very loud voice stated “EARTHQUAKE”, then something to the effect of “TAKE COVER” (the exact words used after EARTHQUAKE escape me, but it was telling me, basically, to prepare). This jarring message repeated a few times. I immediately jumped to a safer place. Fortunately, the quake, in Tulare County, California, was far enough away that it didn’t do too much where I live. I must say though, that I am now a super fan of this app. The split second it takes to jump to a safer spot could make the difference between life and death, especially for us in California. Thank you, sincerely, to those who created and run My Shake!.Ippory SnowsolVersion: 3.0.120

AccurateWanted to note for anyone who doesn’t understand how the app works…there are sensors placed for MyShake once that sensor senses a wave, it quickly alerts the users. The issue is if you live right next to the fault, you won’t get much of a heads up, so stop putting negative reviews. The San Andreas for instance can definitely give Los Angeles City residents a few seconds of a warning since the San Andreas is not under LA city. There is no way the app can predict earthquakes so please understand the science before you give a review. It’s an app to save lives. It works well. I’ve never had any issues with it, warned each time, thank you..Megan___AVersion: 3.1.18

Invaluable app, but not perfectThe app doesn’t have the most slick user interface, but it works well. I don’t generally encounter any glitches. And when I get an earthquake alert it is usually very fast and very loud. That’s actually a good thing. However, it’s probably human error that caused my biggest issue with the app. One night this week I was woken up at around 3:20 AM for an accidental test alarm. It’s such a loud, jarring alert that it really caused me to panic for a moment. Then it took me a very long time to get back to sleep, making getting up on time the next morning miserable. I think there needs to be much better processes and layers of checks in place for whoever has access to send test alarms..CaliRyaVersion: 3.1.12

It worked!We just experienced an earthquake in Eureka, California. The warning came about 4 seconds before the shaking started. It was enough time to take cover. Recommending to all, I just wish the warning was a bit louder but this app worked as designed. A++ two thumbs up. EDIT: December 20, 2021 M6.2 Cape Mendocino quake - app worked flawlessly again. I was in a restaurant in Eureka with maybe 25 customers in it. My phone is the only one that went off before the quake. MyShake gave 4 or 5 seconds advance warning. Other customer’s phone alerts went off after the shaking had already started..JeffersonstatecrashVersion: 3.0.198

Useful but a huge battery hogAbout a week ago I received my first earthquake warning, a second or two before the moderate quake hit. That was impressive given that the quake epicenter was about 15 miles from my location. Not enough of a warning for me to act in time in the middle of the night, but if a bigger quake hit further away, I can see how the app can save lives or prevent serious injuries. The bad news is that the app is an incredible battery hog. I tried configuring it to allow background updates, and my phone went from 97% charged around 11:00 PM to 51% at 8:30 AM. Checking the battery usage showed that 76% of the power was consumed by MyShake. As much as I’d like to keep background updates enabled, it’s not practical at this point..MisterFragVersion: 3.0.136

App freezes upSame issue as precious reviewer - try to fill out a report but app constantly freezes up. Have done several forced app shutdowns and retried to enter info, same result - can't file a report. Other than that, it looks like it is simple to use and has a nice look to it UPDATE: I upped my rating as I'm now able to make reports without issues after the app update. Very easy to use app. Would like to see if you can get alerts for certain areas only; as another person indicated, you get alerts for quakes all around the world. But this isn't affecting my rating since the purpose of the app is being accomplished :).SbayareaVersion: 3.0.105

Good earthquake app, maybe some iOS 13 issuesI’ve been using the University’s excellent MyQuake app for years to study earthquakes both in CA and worldwide, so when I heard about this app and it planning to have alerts in CA (not yet available as of this review but expected in a day or two) I got it to prepare. Outside of that it’s a nice app that lets you track earthquakes by magnitude and report if you felt it, which brings up a possible issue-on my iPhone SE running the latest iOS (13.1.3), if I go to the page to report if I felt it or see similar options the app locks up and I have to force close to get out. Otherwise it works well and I plan to continue using the app but hopefully this can be fixed..DCRageVersion: 3.0.102

Freezing Needs To Be Fixed ASAP, But Looks Promising If All Bugs Are FixedThe App freezes after you enter your location & then choose the earthquake you experienced. When the next screen pops up, it does not respond when you press the _Experienced This Earthquake_ button on the screen , or any other area of that screen. We just had an earthquake in our location, and the news on TV noted your app, and it downloaded quickly onto the phone. The features it has in its design look promising, but obviously the bugs need to be fixed ASAP to get the data for your studies and to provide useful information to the public. Hope you can get it fixed soon. Thanks.TotallyCatholicVersion: 3.0.102

Potential to Become a Main Stay App in Cal; but needs workGreat app, though true value will be tested when an early warning event occurs, so need a negative to prove a positive. That alone will earn 5 stars. But for the parts that can be tested now--could use the ability to customize notifications? I don't really need alert notifications for earthquakes 3000 miles away. But Global is the only option? I would love to be able to limit within 250 miles? Or California? But again--the point is early notification. And if it works for those areas far enough away from the epicenter, no more work be done on this app now matter what my or other comments say..Jhos221Version: 3.0.105

Appalled at the lack of star-age!This app is great and comes from a public University. I am very happy to see good tax payer money being used to fund education in seismology. The app works seamlessly and feels like a “normal” integrated iPhone application. Anecdotally, the app gave up to date information on an earthquake, in real time. Simultaneously connecting other reports in real time as well, giving a clear refresh option. I’m amazed that a University could produce such a sophisticated app and hope there is more to come along that front from Berkeley. Our best minds at work, in real time! Thank you!.Tr3yGangVersion: 3.1.24

Notification before it happenI really love this app. Since I installed it I have been notified of an earthquake like 5 times in the radius of 5O miles from me. I have been notified while driving, at work and while watching TV at home. I feel a little more in control when I hear “Earthquake, drop, cover and hold on. shaking expected”. At least I’m given the opportunity to react a few seconds before it happen. I hope we never have “the big one” but having this app makes me feel a little ahead even if it’s just seconds!.MariChris4Version: 3.1.16

Early alert works!Today I was hanging out with the family watching movies as hurricane Hillary was passing by OC with heavy rain and winds, when all of a sudden I got an alert in my apple watch from an app I’ve never heard/seen before, so it caught my attention right away and it was something like “brace yourself, earthquake with Ventura epicenter” type of alert, and as I was telling my fam about it we then started to feel the ground moving! That was an amazing to experience, having a heads up could make a big difference in the outcome of an earthquake. Thank you!._Jerry_Version: 3.1.12

I felt like a prophet!I downloaded this app after the last earthquake in my area. 20 min ago I got a very clear alert with graphics “EARTHQUAKE WARNING: DROP! COVER! HOLD!” Had time to read it, hesitate (thinking “these don’t actually work, do they?”), then get out of bed and yell across the house to my kids BEFORE the chandelier started to SWING from the quake. The epicenter was a 5.5 and we are 60 miles away but I actually hesitated before reacting and still had that much time. Getting everyone in my family on this app and I will NOT hesitate to react next time!.JodiesqVersion: 3.1.12

Feature Request: Ability to subscribe to locationI like the idea of this app but I think it can be greatly improved by offering the ability to subscribe to a location for alerts/reports. While it is interesting that there was an earthquake in Indonesia, I don’t want to receive alerts and pop-up’s for it. I mainly care if there is an earthquake happening EAE real-time in San Francisco and would like the feature to only get alerts for this area. It would be great if I can subscribe to alerts by selecting a city or be able to draw the boundary on a map. Thanks again for building this app and sharing the data. Keep up the awesome work!.IOS6-iPhone_iPadVersion: 3.0.106

Wow! It works,for me at least.Been using this for awhile now. Trying to help report felt shaking, assuming that helps someone. Got a shock this morning when the alert for the 5.1 San Jose earthquake happened. Had a few seconds of warning. Just enough time to be alarmed as I read the alert info, that a 4.9 was about to hit. Then sat wondering if I would feel it, then felt the tiny shaking. Nice to see it working. Would be nice if the map opened zoomed into maybe a 50 mile radius of my location, instead of showing the Western Hemisphere..P@b1itoVersion: 3.1.8

AmazingIt’s baffling that people are complaining about not getting warnings. I believe this is because you have to enable location services for this to work properly. This may require some battery life but it’s worth it for the warning. This app is amazing especially now of days with apps requiring a weekly or monthly subscription for disappointing performance. I’ve been warned before every earthquake without fail, giving me and my family about 5 seconds to prepare. This app works really well.Rattlesnake FlannelVersion: 3.1.24

Very helpful but slowJust got this app today after there was an earthquake that was over 300km away and felt minor rattling(no damage) and wanted to get an app that would be helpful with learning more about it, right as it’s happening or minutes after it happened which I think is awesome. I’m excited to see where this app goes in the future with further updates. Only issue for me and others is that when I went to submit my report of the experience I had with the earthquake, zooming into the map to pin point the location, it was slow loading the cities and surrounding areas..- Jeremy.def -Version: 3.0.120

Great app!I downloaded this app on a whim hoping to never have to use it. Living in California it’s just a good idea to be prepared. Fast forward to last night, there was an earthquake and my phone let us know before we felt a small amount of shaking (it was a 4.9 pretty far away, this time). The alert was LOUD and said EARTHQUAKE and mentioned ducking for cover/find a safe place. It freaked me out but hearing this announcement but I was so happy to have the alert!! The My Shake app notified us before the news, etc. I recommend this app to everyone..TrumpisevilVersion: 3.0.194

It warned me in advance,There was an earthquake about 20 miles from where I live. I got a warning about a minute before I felt the quake. Admittedly, I'm far enough away that I just felt shaking. But it told me about it before I felt anything. I'm sure the tech is going to improve and look forward to seeing its evolution. I could also report my experience of the quake. You need to allow access to location, and you generally want to set it to only warn you of close earthquakes and not tell you about the ones thousands of miles away..ValerieGryphonVersion: 3.0.136

Worked as intendedThe app actually worked. I had forgotten that I installed the app. Tonight it sent me notification that there is an earthquake. Less than a minute later there was actually an earthquake. It sent another warning a few minutes later and about a minute after there was an after shock. Although 45-60 seconds doesn’t seem like much time but it provided enough information to quickly decide if I need to take cover or not..XJASPXVersion: 3.1.16

Recent update drains batteryHello there! I really like the idea of this app and appreciate its potential. The UI is great all around but I have some comments on the most recent update. This app uses your phone’s location A LOT if you set location sharing to “always” as the app recommends. I’m talking about 21+ hours of the last 24 hours of background use while my phone has been in exactly one location. Is this really necessary? Also clicking on the help button in settings causes the app the immediately crash which is why I’m reporting this bug through an app review..ChrisNic1996Version: 3.0.136

App has potentialSuggestions: Allow users to change warning notification based on shaking intensity expected at their location. Example: User only wants to be notified if there’s moderate shaking expected at their location. Maybe people aren’t ready for this though and perhaps keeping it at MMI III works. Include option for submitting information/reports past 2 weeks, as well as viewing earthquakes/reports over 2 weeks old. I’m not sure why this is the cut off. I wanted to put in information about the shaking I experienced during the Pleasant Hill earthquake, but 2 weeks had already elapsed. Will the phone produce an audible alert if the phone is on silent? Will the phone vibrate if the phone is on vibrate? It’d be nice to hear what the warning sounds like or how your phone will respond when receiving a warning. I think think should be described better within the app and/or there should be an example of what the warning sounds like..Ahegevw agaVersion: 3.0.120

Dont misuse this appI don’t think users should be receiving any type of notification other than a real actual earthquake alert. It’s irritating getting an alert only for it to be a reminder for an earthquake drill. Give users the option to opt out of this type of notification or stop doing it, it’s like crying wolf. This app is suppose to give users a few extra seconds to take cover, so I think by sending out these messages it waters down how people will react when they get notified. Just my opinion..Chess NoobVersion: 3.1.12

Amazing technologyIt’s really incredible to get warnings, giving time to duck and cover. Many times I get an alert, I don’t feel shaking in my area, which is to be expected! It’s a prediction, not a guarantee. The times when it has alerted me so I can get to safety and I DO feel shaking remind me how incredible this is. Everyone on the West Coast should have this app, with the expectation that many alerts will not end up being relevant to you. But someday one of them likely will be..TheBlueFlamingoVersion: 3.1.20

Great app so far!People need to stop complaining. We are talking about an early warning system for the most populated state in the nation. It’s not going to be perfect and they’re going to have some things to work out. We should be grateful for what we have so far and use the app to help them make it better. If you think you can do better, then do it, otherwise stop being negative and be appreciative for the work that went into this. I live near Ridgecrest and this would have been very useful..Crazy A 442Version: 3.0.105

Phenomenal!I was, unfortunately, at the epicenter of yesterday’s 4.5 earthquake. I want to take this opportunity to thank the creators of this app. I could swear my phone warned me before the actual earthquake hit, at least that’s how it felt like. The app told me to seek shelter and so I knew it was an actual earthquake going on, the app snapped me of the initial shock and I got me and my kids ready to exit the building. A lot of my neighbors didn’t know what was happening. I advised them all to get the app..M.L.32Version: 3.1.16

Works fine…butI think that some of my issues are with how I’ve set up my home location and when I want to be notified. Last night we had a 6.4 quake about 300 miles to our north. The app woke me up out of a dead sleep so that part works just fine, but 300 miles away is a bit too far away for me to take cover etc. I’ve finally adjusted some settings so I’ll see how this work out. This is a great concept but maybe some more detailed instructions for many people that need that..TheCityBoyVersion: 3.1.10

Completely missed the mark on Hollister 4.5 EQI’m really surprised that even though I’ve set MyShake to log 3.5 & higher, it entirely missed the 4.5 EQ near Hollister 2 days ago… the logging functionality seems to be getting worse and worse as time goes on… additionally, the notification feature appears to be very hit-or-miss; we received notification of an EQ in the Sierras more than 150 miles from here yet, closer EQs in the North Bay Area never seem to trigger the alert notification, even though I’ve correctly configured the app and allowed location/notification….Synkro@synkroVersion: 3.1.10

Amazing. Valuable when it matters most.Had my first alert and earthquake after downloading this app. Earthquake was about less than 25 miles from my house, and a relatively strong one over 5.0. Got an alert about 5 seconds before government emergency alert, it gave me about 8 seconds total to read and register the emergency. Gave me time to get out of my house safely and alert my family. This app could very well save lives..CaliboysupremeVersion: 3.1.24

Does everything I want and needMake sure to always report if you felt an EQ! I use this app to see current and past EQs across the world mostly but it has warned me of multiple EQs in my area seconds before they hit. Seconds can make all the difference in natural disasters! I also love that it runs tests. It makes you go over your steps and plans for what to do when there’s an EQ. So important! I get everything I want out of this app..Suzannah BVersion: 3.1.12

Need geography settingsUpdate: Thanks for response and helpful. So if I turn the global push notification off, I will still receive a push notification if an earthquake of 4.5+ hits in California? To confirm, it is a push notification? I live in California and get continual alerts for Indonesia or other places. I am becoming numb to the alerts given the frequency of alerts, which would make this app useless. Need the ability to set location: E.g. “only alert me if within 200 mile radius.” In the meantime, If the real one hits, I would ignore the alert because I would think it’s for another location far from me..IamTheChefMaestroVersion: 3.0.114

Mostly worksGot a notification and audible tone on my Apple Watch several seconds before the 4.5 earthquake in San Benito County today. It wasn't that strong by the time it travelled up to my location in Silicon Valley, but my coworkers were impressed and decided to download the app themselves. I say it "mostly works" because my watch just gave a generic alarm sound and I didn't know what it was at first. It took a few seconds for me to glance at my watch and process it. That's a few seconds when I could have been taking cover if it was the "Big One." My phone was on silent, but isn't there a way for an emergency alert like this to override it? The guy in the app that says "Earthquake!" and gives instructions would have been more helpful. I like this app overall! Just a suggestion from a human factors engineering standpoint..ThirdorangeVersion: 3.1.10

It works. I got a 30 seconds heads upMake sure to enable location. I got alerted 30 seconds before the actual earthquake actually happened. My whole office heard the alert. Then the earthquake happened and then everyone else got the amber alert type alert on their cellphone. It only alerts you if the shake is 4.5 or higher and in your area. I am going under my desk next time I get this alert. I’m in Southern California..NsjrgVersion: 3.1.24

Easy to useEasy to change parameters for alerts. Reasonably good UI. We weren’t disturbed by an error alert in the middle of the night because we don’t keep our phones in our bedroom. Better than several of the alternatives in the App Store. Experienced an short earthquake today and the app alerted within a second of feeling the jolt. Of course it would be better to get the alert a few seconds before..Michelle46LHCVersion: 3.1.12

AWESOME APP!!!I Love how you can see earthquakes around the world, it gives you GLOBAL view, but...I live in California, woke up this morning to a bunch of earthquakes in the Middle East. Can this be changed in the settings to narrow the view to just CA? Please help, otherwise GREAT APP and I look forward to those “seconds” warning to if and when the “BIG ONE” (earthquake) strikes. And Lastly, when I go to notifications and want to edit the location, “GLOBAL” does not highlight or edit, I’m ONLY able to toggle around the itself meter, that’s all. I would like to see under CA..EFM PRODUCTIONSVersion: 3.0.102

Worked perfectly yesterday!I recently downloaded this app when prepping an earthquake kit. Yesterday was tropical storm Hilary in SoCal and this app notified me a good 10 seconds before the earthquake hit and gave me enough time to get to safety and text a friend before I felt it. I received the “amber alert” on my phone from the city basically as the earthquake hit. This app gave me valuable time, and much sooner than the city/state was able to..HighdobbVersion: 3.1.12

A must for CaliforniansThis works! I’ve got my settings at 3.5+ and was woken up twice with the loud alarm warning. My sister felt them more, 20 miles away. Wish I had this app during the back-to-back 6+ & 7+ quake up in Ridgecrest Ca. I almost broke my leg while trying to get out of my friends double wide (bucking bronco) with a narrow hallway. I’ve always depended on my local neighbors at Cal Tech for everything earthquake related since a kid. I’d love it if you had an app that would let us know when your going, “live” like when we see you on the news? It would be great to not have to find an available streaming news station to see everything. My Roku doesnt always have live breaking news stations available. Thanks for the heads up.GhostGrrrL626Version: 3.1.20

Apple Watch SupportI have found this app really helpful. I have gotten a couple earthquake alerts with it and they both times I received a notification from MyShake before my phone’s notification. I would love if they could add support for the Apple Watch. I’m not always looking down at my phone to see the alert, so having that alert come onto my Apple Watch would be much more useful!.SophiaMargVersion: 3.1.18

Very useful, highly recommended 👍It is very interesting to see the seismic activity around the world. I find the notifications and the world map useful. Using this application you get notified of earthquakes before they appear on CNN! The only thing it's really missing is support for iPad screen sizes and rotation. It currently only displays as an iPhone application on the iPad..FuturevisionVersion: 3.0.166

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MyShake Earthquake Alerts Negative Reviews

Promising, but critically flawedAn earthquake early warning system? Sounds great! The promotional materials at launch indicated it might provide a precious few seconds before an earthquake strikes. Unfortunately all of those seconds will be wasted because the notification provides practically zero information about the quake’s epicenter, and it is extremely difficult to view the relevant info on the map. If you tap the notification, you get an unsorted map of the globe and are left to yourself to infer which dot was the one that generated the notification. On top of that, you’ll be getting plenty of notifications for earthquakes thousands of miles away, so it’s more likely the notification is relevant to someone on the other side of the globe than it is to you. All that added up, and it’s hard to see any value here in its current form. Even if we assume the detection mechanism is cutting edge, the warning delivery is so completely flawed it negates its function. It would be very helpful to only notify for nearby events, and to give actual location and approximate distance from current location in the notification text so you know right away..GizmotoyVersion: 3.0.114

Unusable due to constant freezingI just downloaded the app (minutes after feeling an earthquake in LA), and there is an alert listing the earthquake I just felt. I clicked on the button to share that I’d felt the shaking, and it kept freezing, requiring me to force quit. I see another review stating the same issue, and the developer commented that the app was overloaded due to a quake earlier in the day. Why else would people be using this app except to be notified of earthquakes? If it freezes every time there’s a quake, it’s a useless app. I hope the developers can fix these issues soon. I downloaded the app on the recommendation from a local newspaper with quotes from city officials saying what a great app it is. Maybe they were paid to say that?.JenniferM CVersion: 3.0.102

It completely stopped working years agoThis is an incredibly frustrating app. When I first downloaded it it worked great…then crickets. So, after yesterday’s 4.4 in Santa Rosa which did not even show up until late today, I deleted the app and reloaded it. Great, right? Wrong. I filled all the info, including my address, and no matter how many times I hit the “submit” button it would NOT submit. What a great idea but what a LOSER APP. Get your act together if you portray yourself as a help for earthquakes. A couple years ago I wrote the developers and was told that “it should be working just fine”. That was the “help” that I received for reaching out. How ridiculous. It is NOT working and hasn’t worked for 2-3 years..CompmomVersion: 3.1.8

Promising but PointlessI have downloaded and had the MyShake app on my phone for a over a year now. My biggest issue with the app is that you cannot be one of the initial people to experience an earthquake and record it on the app. Pressing the "I felt shaking" button always prompts a "No earthquakes found", despite having personally felt the quake (above a 3.5). Other than simply being able to see where past quakes were on a map, the app doesn't seem like it has much of a purpose. If I cannot record a quake as an initial "feeler", I may as well have not had the app. Google can tell me more information, frankly. The app is neat but definitely could be better..SoulBlazersVersion: 3.0.136

No way to filter notifications by locationIf you want to be notified of 6.5 mag earthquakes in the middle of the ocean, this app is for you. Unfortunately, the promise of the app is ruined by an inability to add any new notification areas. Your only option is global, which you can set to whatever magnitude you want. You can filter old data by location, but not the earthquake alerts. So every time a larger earthquake happens, you'll be reading the screen trying to determine the location to see if you need to take action. Please let us add a custom notification area so we can turn off global alerts and be given precious extra seconds of warning for LOCAL earthquakes..ShidarinVersion: 3.0.106

Great idea, need to adjust testing timesIt's a great idea for an app, good looking interface. My issue is that I've received two audio earthquake tests in less than 12 hours, one of which was shortly after 3am. It's very loud and therefore very disturbing in the middle of the night. I've deleted it, hopefully these issues will get resolved with time..HoorayadsVersion: 3.1.12

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