Earthquake Warning

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Cell phones may soon issue earthquake warnings. Japan’s three largest cell carriers will co-operate to send alerts from the government’s advance warning system to phones. The precious few seconds or minutes before a quake could save an untold number of lives. The system, operated by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), ties together an extensive network of earthquake monitors on a high-speed network to provide data to a variety of users, including TV stations, manufacturers and cell phone operators.