UrEDAS, the Earthquake Warning System: Today and Tomorrow

The most important countermeasure against earthquake risk is to have all structures vulnerable enough for the possible earthquake load. In this regard, an early warning system should be installed to reduce the possibility of earthquake disaster. An early warning system is required mainly to issue an alarm to have a time margin for evacuating or shutting down key facilities, and not to determine exact earthquake parameters. Thus the early warning system must be realized independently and the government and other public authorities must release accurate earthquake information immediately.