05 November 2024 | 12:31

Earthquake in Almaty: Why alert system did not activate

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Tengrinews.kz - The Department of Emergency Situations of Almaty explained why the public alert system did not activate during the earthquake.

Tengrinews.kz - The Department of Emergency Situations of Almaty explained why the public alert system did not activate during the earthquake.

"The siren-voice systems and the Mass Alert system operate fully automatically when signals are received from seismic sensors with a magnitude of 5.5 or higher. Therefore, no alerts were issued," DES reported.

Recall that on November 5 at 10:01 Astana time, an earthquake occurred in Almaty region and Almaty. The epicenter of the earthquake was located within Kazakhstan, 33 kilometers east of Almaty. In Almaty, the tremors were felt with an intensity of 3 points.

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