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ShakeAlert, CA's 1st Earthquake Warning System, To Be Tested In Oakland
The U.S. Geological Survey and California's Office of Emergency Management are testing out a new tool that could alert people via cell phone of an impending earthquake in the critical seconds before the shaking begins.