Seismologists believe they can create a system to give 40+ second earthquake warning

03/30/2014 - 00:00


By  Rong-Gong Lin II -

A prototype earthquake early-warning system worked again Friday night, giving seismologists in Pasadena about a four-second heads-up before shaking was felt from the magnitude 5.1 quake that struck near La Habra.

The system is being tested by a team of scientists on a U.S. Geological Survey project to create a statewide network.

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