China to build 15,000 quake monitoring stations

BEIJING: China has stepped up its efforts to establish a nationwide project for earthquake alerts and plans to build over 15,000 monitoring stations in five years, which could report even distant earthquakes in five to 10 seconds, experts from the China Earthquake Administration revealed.

On Wednesday, which marked the International Day for disaster reduction, the administration disclosed that China has developed technologies for earthquake early warning systems and has hastened its progress in building a project for rapid reporting and early warning functions.