A light, 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck in Southern California on Sunday, according to the United States Geological Survey.

Click on one of the squares to learn more about a given event, or click “List of earthquakes on this map” for a full rundown, with magnitude, time, location, and depth. Or try the SCEC’s ...

He spent over 15 years in IT support before joining The Verge. Google has disabled its Android earthquake detection feature in Brazil after many smartphone users in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro ...

Civil Defense of São Paulo confirmed no earthquakes took place. Google issued an apology and is investigating the malfunction of the system. Android's got a built-in feature that crowdsources ...

Essentially, Google’s earthquake alerts system turns smartphones into mini seismometers. Since launching more than four years ago, it has expanded to places like Greece and New Zealand.

Google is often lauded for adding new features to make the Android experience seamless for everyone out there. One such feature is the earthquake alerts. However, Google has deactivated Android ...