instrumentation is expensive and non-profit
Posted by John Vidale on July 01, 2007 at 07:45:05:

The seismic network on which the alarm is based costs hundreds of millions of dollars, and the US does not yet have such a capable system. Probably in a few years we will. It should be noted that Japan has many more earthquakes per square mile than the west coast of the US.


Follow Ups:
     ● Istanbul has warning system - heartland chris  08:47:42 - 7/1/2007  (72082)  (1)
        ● no California warning system yet - John Vidale  09:53:29 - 7/1/2007  (72084)  (0)