To activate earthquake alerts on an iPhone, go to Settings > Notifications and scroll to the bottom to enable Emergency Alerts and Public Safety Alerts under the “Government Alerts” section.
It’s also important to ensure your iPhone is updated to the latest iOS, is connected to 4G or 5G, and isn’t in airplane mode.
There are two types of alerts you can enable:
✅ 1. Enable Government Alerts (including Earthquake Alerts)
These include earthquake, tsunami, emergency, and AMBER alerts — if supported in your country.
📱 Steps:
Open the Settings app.
Scroll down and tap Notifications.
Scroll all the way to the bottom.
Under Government Alerts, make sure the following are enabled:
Emergency Alerts
Public Safety Alerts
Severe Alerts (if visible)
Test Alerts (optional)
⚠️ Note: These alerts only appear if supported in your region. Not all countries (or carriers) offer these services.
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🌐 2. Enable Location Services (For region-specific alerts)
Some alerts (like those for earthquakes) may also depend on your location data being available.
📍 To check:
Go to Settings → Privacy & Security → Location Services.
Make sure Location Services is ON.
Scroll down and ensure System Services > Emergency Alerts is turned ON.
🌍 Are Earthquake Alerts available in your country?
iPhones support Earthquake Early Warnings in countries like:
United States (California, Oregon, Washington) — via the ShakeAlert system
Japan — using the Japan Meteorological Agency’s system
Taiwan
Mexico
Some others via Google’s Android system, but Apple support depends on local government partnerships
If you’re in a country that doesn’t push earthquake alerts to iPhones, you can still:
📲 Bonus: Use Third-party Earthquake Alert Apps
These apps provide real-time global earthquake monitoring:
MyShake (by UC Berkeley) — U.S. only
Earthquake Network
QuakeFeed
LastQuake (by EMSC)
These apps can send push notifications about nearby quakes, even in places without government alerts.
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