An experiment: phones as sensors
Epicentro Network studies whether many phones, together, can help detect shaking. Today it sends no alerts.
How it works
Three steps. No Network signal replaces the official data.
- 1The phone sensesStill and charging, it picks up the first waves.
- 2It sends an anonymous signalLocation rounded to about 1 km, no name.
- 3The server comparesIt counts only if many nearby phones agree.
Illustrative simulation. Today the Network is an experiment: it sends no alerts and does not predict earthquakes.
If you turned on “Reduce motion” in your system, the animations become still images.
What it does NOT do
Today the Network is an experiment. We say so plainly to avoid wrong expectations.
- It sends no alerts today
- It is not an early warning system
- It does not predict earthquakes
- It does not replace Civil Protection, INGV or 112
Your privacy
It starts off. You turn it on in the app settings and switch it off whenever you like.
Details are in the privacy policy.
- No audio and no photos
- Off until you turn it on
- Switch it off at any time, with one tap
- No personal data, only an approximate location
Note for iPhone. The system may suspend the sensor when the app is in the background, so on iPhone the Network may detect fewer signals.
Quick questions
No. Today it sends no alerts: it is an experiment to see whether phones can work as sensors. The app alerts arrive after the quake, from the data sources.
The sensor works only while the phone is still and charging, and it sends only a short signal. If you prefer not to use it, leave it off.
The server receives only a location rounded to about 1 km, with no name or other personal data.
No. It is not an early warning system and it does not predict earthquakes.
Turn it on from the app settings
The Epicentro Network is optional and starts switched off.
Epicentro is independent and unofficial. It does not predict earthquakes.