Residents across the state of Washington now have an additional way to receive a few seconds of warning before earthquake shaking arrives, giving time to drop, cover and hold.  A new earthquake warning app called MyShake has been made available to Washington residents. 

It was originally launched in 2019 to send alerts to California and Oregon residents. 

The MyShake app was created by seismologist and engineers in California and funded by the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services. The Washington State Emergency Management Division has been working with California’s Emergency Services to ensure the MyShake app has additional protective action information for tsunamis before it was rolled out in Washington state.

MyShake  can be downloaded for free through the Apple or Google Play app stores.