MyShake Earthquake Alerts

Name: MyShake Earthquake Alerts
Rating: 3.3 (1914 reviews)
Author: University of California, Berkeley

by University of California, Berkeley

iPhone · iPad

Active Some store data may be out of date Last checked 31 Jul 2026

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Weather
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Last verified 31 Jul 2026

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3.3 1914 ratings · App Store

5/5Worked 15-20sec before news alert
So 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. · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Thank 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 Kind1 · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Better than the govt alert
This 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 white · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Amazing App
This app has taken a lot of earthquake anxiety away from me. Being from the east coast I had never feeling an earthquake until I moved to California. The first earthquakes I ever felt were the Big Bear/Landers quakes and it scared me so much and I have bad anxiety anytime I feel a quake. This app takes that element of surprise away and gives me time to find a good place to go before it hits. I’d say a good 5-10 seconds, which doesn’t sound like a lot, but it’s enough to move to a safer place and takes that “surprise-the ground is shaking” away. It makes me so much less scared when the quake actually hits. We’ve had two bigger quakes since I installed it and both times, the early warning informed me before hand. Very thankful for this app!

Kimmiay · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Finally..
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 9292 · 31 Jul 2026

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Versions

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3.0.118
- Spanish language - Notification/Alert explanation update - better Accessibility - bug fixes
3.0.120
- Spanish language - Notification/Alert explanation update - better Accessibility - bug fixes
3.0.134
- Improved Accessibility - Custom Notifications - Update to Help screen - bug fixes
3.0.136
Bug fixes and other updates!
3.0.144
Critical Alerts for earthquake alerts UI Updates Bug fixes including battery optimization
3.0.146
• Fix for possible crash.
3.0.166
- Updated UI for Map page - Updated Filter page - Updated Earthquake List page - Updated Notification page - bug fixes
3.0.168
- UI updates - Bug fixes
3.0.194
Magnitude colors -- The Map, Legend, Filters page, and Magnitude Slider will now have new magnitude colors that pass the accessibility guidelines Safety page -- the Safety page is now on the menu bar replacing the MyShake Data page (now located in the More tab) -- New images and resources Notifications page -- The Notifications page has been moved and will be found in the Settings page -- A new button titled “See the Alert Image” will give you an example of the Alert image that MyShake sends during an Early Warning Alert (California and Oregon only) Help page -- he Help page is now on the menu bar replacing the Notifications page (now located in the More tab under Settings)
3.0.196
- Bug Fixes - Minor UI Updates
3.0.198
- Messages save to the Log - Filter defaults updated - bug fixes
3.1.10
- Four new languages: Chinese Traditional (繁體中文), Filipino, Korean (한국인), Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt) - Bug Fixes
3.1.12
- Better UI for iPads - Update to Homebase UI - Update to Accessibility - bug fixes
3.1.16
- Bug fix in navigating to an earthquake from the log - Fix for default location - "No Shaking Felt" option in experience report - Prune the earthquake log to 18 months of data, saving space - Links to Terms of Service and Privacy Policy - App debug info capability
3.1.18
* Early warning alerts in all 6 languages in female voices * Ability to browse earthquakes down to magnitude 2.5 * Subscribe to earthquake notifications down to magnitude 2.5 * More intuitive search results in all keyword/address/city searches * Landscape orientation supported on iPads * Global notifications enabled by default at magnitude 6.5 * Easier access to app debug information and copy-paste into email * Bug fixes * And user-invisible system improvements
3.1.2
- HomeBase, place a default location to receive alerts - Added tone to alert message - Streamlined Settings page - Bug Fixes
3.1.20
* Improvements in "I felt shaking" earthquake list * Easier access to the Save button in the Homebase screen * Bug fixes
3.1.24
Earthquake Drill Message (for use during ShakeOut events) Default Magnitude at M2.5 (in the map) Alert location in the MyLog page Bug fixes and other minor improvements
3.1.28
Automatic notification of local earthquakes Bug fixes
3.1.30
Bug Fixes
3.1.34
Updates to drill message Crash fix for Chinese language notification Fix for erroneous 'no shaking reported'
3.1.36 · 6 Jan 2026
Fix IRIS page bug Fixes
3.1.4
-- Crash fix
3.1.6
- Added Sensor explanation with animation - Changes Notification page to 'Custom Earthquake Notifications' - bug / crash fixes
3.1.8
- Fix Homebase pop up bug - Update to images - Bug fixes

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