If you're reading this article, chances are you've never experienced an earthquake ... and how lucky you are, if so. You would not want to be in one, because there is usually a lot of destruction and human losses. Likewise, luckily, it is not an everyday thing that they happen. The same thing happens with volcanoes; it is not very common for those that are close to people and cities to activate frequently. In the same way, it is always good to have an app that warns when there is an earthquake or an erupting volcano, and that is why we present this post.
This time we list you the best applications of the Google Play Store of earthquakes and volcanoes. All are free and, of course, one of the most complete. At the same time, they not only warn when an event about earthquakes and volcanoes arises, but also offer other data such as where they happen, how dangerous they are and more.
Here we present a series of the best volcanoes and earthquakes applications for Android mobiles. It is worth emphasizing again, as we always do, that All the apps that you will find in this compilation post are free. Therefore, you will not have to fork out any amount of money to get one or all of them.
However, one or more may have an internal micro-payment system, which would allow access to more content within them, as well as advanced functions and premium features. Similarly, it is not necessary to make any payment, it is worth repeating. Now yes, let's get to it.
My Earthquake Alerts
We start this compilation with one of the most complete apps to detect earthquakes in the whole world. With this tool you will be able to see how many earthquakes happen every day and in real time. You have notifications that alert you about them, as well as everything related to them.
Know information of interest such as the exact location, depth and distance from you. Of course, it also allows you to visualize the magnitude of earthquakes on the Ritcher scale, in order to see how strong and destructive they are. Besides, It shows you the exact coordinates so that you can enter them in a GPS or web page and know the precise point where it originates. The earthquakes can be located through a GPS map with graphs that are easy to see or through a list with their respective data.
The other thing is that this app has a fairly extensive database and a good search engine that allows you to know all earthquakes that have happened since 1970 just by entering search data in the bar. This app also supports notifications that allow you to always be up to date, even when you least expect it; you do not need to constantly enter the application to receive notifications.
This application, in addition to being very popular with more than 1 million downloads and an excellent and respectable 4.5 star rating on the Play Store, is also extremely light, weighing in at just over 9MB.
Volcanoes and Earthquakes
If you are looking for an app that not only shows you information about earthquakes that happen in the world, but also about volcanoes, this is the one for you. It shows you all those that have happened globally through a map and list, with which you can locate them easily and quickly. It also allows you to know all the volcanoes that are active and inactive; its database contains more than 1,600.
At the same time, it has a news section that shows the most important ones on the volcanoes that are currently active and / or causing damage to the world.
Regarding earthquakes, this app collects and shows you everything related to the information of those that happen globally. Of course, as earthquakes are not very frequent, although these include earthquakes of mild and not very dangerous magnitudes. You can filter them in the app, based on their magnitude, distance, depth and other data of interest. In addition, in the event that you feel an earthquake, you can share the experience and report that you experienced it, so that other users find out and take precautions.
Although this app can work in the background to notify you through notifications about what is happening in the world, with respect to volcanoes and earthquakes, the consumption of data packets or bandwidth of the Wi-Fi network to which it is connected your mobile is very low, it is worth noting.
Earthquake Detector
Another excellent application to know everything about earthquakes and earthquakes that happen in the world is Seismo Detector, without a doubt. This tool is perhaps the most popular and used of its kind; If not, it is surely one of the most complete, yes.
With Earthquake Detector you can know when earthquakes and earthquakes occur globally and their respective information on magnitude, depth and much more. Discover in real time everything about strong earthquakes through the network and even receive alerts before they happen. You also have access to reports generated by users of the app and the Safety Check function will help you locate family and friends after a strong earthquake, wherever you are, whether in South America, Central America, Europe or elsewhere in the world.
Besides, Sismo Detector offers a chat that you can use when there are earthquakes to talk with other people at the moment, in order for them to help each other or advise and recommend what to do in case of an emergency.
The other thing is that when an earthquake is automatically detected near your location, the app can send automatically a text message (SMS) and email to a list of recipients with your spatial location coordinates. You can configure this previously to your liking. There is also a paid version that has advanced features such as a voice synthesizer for notifications, earthquake viewing in augmented reality, and priority chat messages during emergencies.
SASSLA: Earthquakes in real time
It is always important to be prepared for any seismic event. In the same way, it is knowing when one will occur, and an application for this is SASSLA: Earthquakes in real time. This app can warn you, even 120 seconds before, when an earthquake or earthquake will occur, so that you are attentive and take the basic precautions and measures to protect yourself against any disaster.
This tool knows about priorities: it is capable of interrupting any mobile app (calls, videos, games, lock screen) and even ringing in silent or Do Not Disturb mode to warn you of the approaching danger. In addition, it will warn you of how strong and dangerous the earthquake is about to happen (only if the information is available in real time).
Also, this app tries to avoid getting false positives and sending you information about earthquakes that just won't happen in your area. You can see, through different maps, everything about earthquakes, as well as their respective magnitudes, origin, route and intensity.
Volcanoes: Map, alerts, ash clouds and news
This is a great tool to know about volcanic events in the world. It has a database of more than 2,000 volcanoes that are always under record and observation to alert you when a disaster will occur due to the activation and eruption of one or more.
This app shows you on a map all the volcanoes in the database and offers important information about their volcanic activity, whether or not they are active and whether or not they may cause an incident, in order to avoid being close when that happens. The other thing is whate sends you notifications about something new through alerts, although you can configure this to your liking.
Using the search bar, you can locate and find all the volcanoes that are registered in the database in this app. In addition to this, if you want to know about volcanic ash and if they can affect you or not, the app also offers you relevant information about it. The other thing is that it also offers you information related to seismic activity, since this may be linked to the activity of a volcano.
SkyAlert
To end this compilation post of the best earthquake and volcano apps for Android smartphones, we introduce you to SkyAlert, another excellent app that lets you know about earthquakes and earthquakes that may or have already happened. Do not overlook information such as magnitudes, origin and more.
Learn all about earthquakes and earthquakes in Mexico and other parts of the world, and always stay alert with the notifications of this application so that you stay informed anytime and anywhere. It has over a million downloads and a 4.3 star rating on the Play Store.
