Earthquake in Napa Vally, CA: What early warning system would be beneficial for deaf/hard of hearing population?

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It's kinda weird, but I didn't feel the earthquake. I actually slept through it. I guess being deaf and being a deep sleeper, that's a benefit of missing out on a 6.0 earthquake that about 50-60 miles away from you. People are talking about an early warning system, but if that happened, how would it work for someone who's deaf/hard of hearing like me? Besides, the early warning system that we have is only good for the first 10-20 seconds before an earthquake starts. 

My question is: if you could build an early warning system for earthquakes for people who are deaf/hard of hearing, what would it look like? What would it do? 


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  1. UnknownAugust 25, 2014 at 11:50 PM

    I hard of hearing and I live about 50 miles north of Napa and slept through the earthquake too. Several of my friends who wear earplugs when they sleep experience the same thing. I'm 1/2 embarrassed that I slept through a 6.1 magnitude earthquake and 1/2 scared that I could have experienced serious injury if my home had been much closer to the epicenter.

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