San Diego County sent out a test notification Thursday for an earthquake alert, an early warning system called Shake Alert.
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County Testing Earthquake Warning by Sending Text Alert at 11 a.m. Thursday
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Earthquake Alert System To Be Tested In San Diego County
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County to use alert to test earthquake early warning system
SAN DIEGO — All cell phones in the San Diego County region will receive an alert testing an earthquake early warning system later this month, the County of San Diego announced Friday. The test ...