Editor's Review
The GeoNet Mobile app is your comprehensive tool for staying informed about earthquakes and volcanic activity in New Zealand. 🇳🇿 Whether you're concerned about local quakes or monitoring volcanic changes, this app delivers timely and customizable notifications to keep you safe and aware. 🚸
Key Features:
- Custom Notifications: Receive alerts within minutes of earthquakes that meet your specified criteria. 🔔 Set up multiple notifications based on location, intensity, magnitude, and depth to tailor your alerts precisely.
- Configurable Rules: Adjust notification rules, sounds, and quiet time periods to suit your preferences (available for Android 7 and prior). 🔕
- Detailed Quake Information: View recent quakes in a list or map format, filtering them by intensity to focus on the most relevant events. 🗺️
- Community Engagement: Submit shaking reports directly from your phone to contribute to community data. See felt reports from around the country alongside shaking levels recorded by the seismograph network. ✍️
- Technical Data: For advanced users, access peak ground accelerations (PGA) and velocities (PGV) recorded by the seismograph network on a map. 📊
- Easy Sharing: Share quake information via SMS, email, Twitter, Facebook, and other platforms to keep your contacts informed. 📱
- Volcanic Activity Alerts: Stay updated on changing volcanic activity with Volcanic Alert Bulletins, ensuring you're aware of any potential hazards. 🌋
- GeoNet News: Opt-in to receive notifications for the latest GeoNet news articles, keeping you informed about ongoing research and updates. 📰
Important Note for Upgrading Users:
Please verify your push notification settings after upgrading to ensure they are configured correctly. This step requires internet connectivity to guarantee proper setup. ⚙️
If you encounter any issues or have feedback, please contact us at info@geonet.org.nz. Your input helps us improve the app and keep our community safe. 👍
Features
Real-time earthquake notifications for New Zealand 🇳🇿.
Customizable alerts based on location and intensity 📍.
Volcanic Alert Bulletins for activity changes 🌋.
Recent quakes list and map views 🗺️.
User-submitted shaking reports ✍️.
Felt reports alongside seismograph data 📊.
Peak ground acceleration and velocity data 📈.
Earthquake sharing via SMS, email, social media 📱.
Pros
Receive timely earthquake notifications.
Customize notifications by location and intensity.
Monitor volcanic activity with alerts.
Share quake info easily.
View ground acceleration data.
Cons
Android 7 and prior may have notification issues.
Initial setup requires internet connectivity.