This list of tsunami-related apps and services can help you stay safe in the event an earthquake or volcano triggers a dangerous water situation wherever you are. If you need help with other types of natural disasters, you can check out these additional emergency alert apps. Also, the home page of this app is smartly designed to let you check alerts, get disaster preparation information, and find disaster or evacuation resources all in the same spot. To help with communication following a tsunami or other natural disaster, the app even lets you share real-time notifications with loved ones via text, email and social media. Download For: Their system uses a sophisticated algorithm which estimates the level of risk associated to individual members based on several earthquake parameters such as quake location, magnitude, depth, type and the location of individual. You can sign up for email alerts free with a combo of email, text, and voice alerts starting at $12.95 annually. Couple and family plans are available as well. The system allows you to customize your alerts, monitors up to 5 locations of your choice, and includes a test alert to ensure your phone works correctly with the service. The list of countries and carriers served is updated regularly; you’re guaranteed text alerts when traveling to any of these locations and using these carriers. The app provides simple and clear details about earthquakes, easy-to-read notifications, and free push notifications. However, it does ask for inexpensive in-app purchases to provide sound and location alerts, which are both options you’ll probably want so ‘free’ is not necessarily free with this app. The app only works with iOS 8.0 or later and is available for iPhone and iPad. Download For: Most web browsers let you quickly open the page source with the Ctrl+U or Command+U keyboard shortcut. Once you see the source code, search through it (with Ctrl+F or Command+F) for RSS. You can often find the direct link to the feed somewhere around that line. The PTWC offers three separate feeds to help you stay posted on the latest ocean information in:
the Pacific Ocean Hawaii and/or the Caribbean Sea
It tells you if you are in a tsunami impact area that is likely to need immediate evacuation (10-20 minutes) after you feel an earthquake; if you have more time to prepare for evacuation (up to four hours); or if you’re in a location that is considered safe from killer waves. This app does not technically offer a tracking system, so it should be used in conjunction with one that actively tracks tsunamis in real-time. However, it’s an important app to have on hand if you are near the coastal regions of either state and feel the familiar shake of an earthquake. Download For: Extras from this app include animated map layers, tropical storm tracking, and customizable hazard alerts based on location and severity. One word of caution: This app can have very slow loading times, bordering on unresponsive, due to the data it downloads from around the world. If you see this immediately after download, move on to another app; this one won’t properly work on your device. Download For: It does offer the ability to search earthquakes by magnitude or date, and you can check for those by day, week, or month, too. The geological information is provided via U.S. Geological Survey real-time information. Overall, this is a good app that can provide useful information if you are in an impacted area. However, it doesn’t notify you of specific problems in your area; you’ll need to monitor the app manually if you feel the earth move where you are. Download For:
