They have been testing this system in California... basically because the sensors can alert a network faster than the waves move through the earth.... I am glad to see it work in Japan......In CA it will probably never work, due to different entities involved.
6.9
Date-Time Friday, June 13, 2008 at 23:43:46 UTC
Saturday, June 14, 2008 at 08:43:46 AM at epicenter
Location 39.106°N, 140.608°E
Depth 10.3 km (6.4 miles) (poorly constrained)
Region EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances 82 km (51 miles) SW (214°) from Morioka, Honshu, Japan
83 km (52 miles) SSE (147°) from Akita, Honshu, Japan
98 km (61 miles) NNW (346°) from Sendai, Honshu, Japan
390 km (242 miles) N (11°) from TOKYO, Japan
huh!
Interesting!
True...unless done by the private sector. What will reactions be when "Accu-Quake" notifies its subscribers, but not others?
lol. Like the democrats?