CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer. The state government of Uttarakhand has launched an earthquake alert app which is named ‘Uttarakhand Bhookamp Alert. ‘ This app has been developed by the Indian Institute of Technology-Roorkee and the Uttarakhand State Disaster Management Authority.

Detailed explanation-2: -This app has been developed by Uttarakhand State Disaster Management Authority and Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee. This application uses Earthquake Early Warning (EEW), a real-time earthquake information system, which can detect the onset of an earthquake.

Detailed explanation-3: -Earthquake early warning in Mexico Mexico City’s warning system began operation in 1991 making it the first public earthquake early warning system anywhere in the world. The system uses seismometers along the Guerrero coastline to detect large earthquakes.

Detailed explanation-4: -[Solved] Uttarakhand has become the first state to launch an earthqua.

Detailed explanation-5: -Earthquake early-warning system (EEWS) uses modern communication infrastructure and real-time seismology to estimate the size of the earthquake and gives warning to target cities well before arrival of damaging waves.