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ShakeAlert earthquake warnings can give people time to protect themselves – but so far, few have actually done so

  • Written by Dare A. Baldwin, Full Professor, Psychology and Clark Honors College, University of Oregon
imageAn app can give you a few seconds of warning before an earthquake strikes.Yichuan Cao/NurPhoto via Getty Images

My Facebook feed exploded shortly after noon on Dec. 20, 2021, with news from friends and family in northern California: A “big one!” The 6.2 magnitude earthquake they’d just experienced had its epicenter on the coast...

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