Alerts near me

Earthquakes, floods, cyclones, fires, attacks, disease outbreaks and crowd emergencies. Official alerts (USGS, GDACS) and reports confirmed by our desk or by several people nearby — with sound, straight to your phone.

My alert settings — on/off, siren style, volume, length, repeats, notifications, location

Emergency alerts are ON on this deviceOne switch for the warning banner, sound and pop-ups. Emergencies near you still show here on the alerts page.

Sound and vibrationPlays even when notifications are blocked, while the site is openFull-screen pop-up for dangerWarning and Emergency cover the page until you press “I understand”Desktop and phone notificationsPress to allowKeep my location up to dateWhile travelling, alerts follow you — no repeated permission requestsAlways a simple chimeExcept Emergency, which always uses its siren

Loudest allowed 100% Quiet hours

The newsroom can choose a stronger or softer sound for a particular alert; your volume limit and quiet hours always apply. These settings stay on this device.

Alert me within I can report from the scene when it is safe (field reporter — the newsroom may see my exact spot and ask me for photos)

Alerts near me

Turn on location to see alerts near you

Major alerts around the world