Los Angeles Asks Why Earthquake Alert System Didn’t Warn Residents

ShakeAlertLA didn’t send a quake warning on Friday; officials work to lower the threshold for users to receive alerts

LOS ANGELES—In the aftermath of Friday’s magnitude 7.1 earthquake felt throughout much of central and southern California, shaken residents are questioning whether they are prepared for a more dangerous one and why their phones didn’t send any warning alerts.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti unveiled the ShakeAlertLA app, the nation’s first earthquake warning system available to the public, in January. Nearly 700,000 people have downloaded it to receive notifications based on their locations, according to officials.

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