The tech giant has temporarily shut down its Android earthquake alerts in Brazil after a glitch caused a false alarm in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, CNN Brasil reported (via 9to5Google).

A 5.7 magnitude earthquake hit the Peru-Brazil border at a depth of 658 km. The German Research Centre for Geosciences ...

Android disabled earthquake alerts in Brazil after mistakenly sending notifications. Civil Defense of São Paulo confirmed no earthquakes took place. Google issued an apology and is investigating ...

Magnitude 5.7 Earthquake Strikes Peru-Brazil Border Region, GFZ Says (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the Peru-Brazil border on Tuesday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences ...