Google failed to warn 10 million of Turkey earthquake

[Sanjeev]

Ten million people were not warned by Google about the earthquake in Turkey. Three hours prior Ben Derico, Anna Foster, and James Clayton Save, BBC News Share The EPA After a significant earthquake in Turkey's Elbistan district of Kahramanmaras, women respond at the scene of a collapsed building.

The EPA Google has acknowledged that during the fatal 2023 earthquake in Turkey, its earthquake early warning technology did not correctly notify people.

Google's highest level alert, which gives up to 35 seconds to find safety, may have been delivered to 10 million individuals within 98 miles of the epicentre. Rather, for the initial 7.8 magnitude earthquake, only 469 "Take Action" alerts were sent.

 

[gwolf666]

It's strange that Google failed like this, but hey, there's no such thing as perfect, this can easily happen.

 

[eLdavis]

That's one thing with technology, there is no guarantee when it will malfunction of fail you. It's best to have a backup plan as well when using gadgets and technology.

 

[Starmix]

Maybe the personnel in charge of that were absent or sick. We cannot give the final verdict on Google.