Vice Minister of Communications, Virgilio Tito Chura, assured that this Sunday the national test of the Early Warning System (SISMATE) was carried out successfully. Thus, the system has been activated on more than 22 million mobile phones in Peru supporting 2G, 3G and 4G technologies.
According to information from TCMsound notification, screen lighting, text and equipment vibration were activated around 15:00. The public was notified in advance of the test, unlike what happened last May when the test surprised the public.
The Deputy Minister participated in monitoring the test from the headquarters National Institute of Civil Defense (undecided) and the National Emergency Operations Center (COHEN), in the Chorrillos district of Lima. These types of exercises are carried out specifically to test the performance of the earthquake and tsunami prevention system, which is still at the final stage of implementation.
sysmat means of communication that will undecided send alerts to the public during and after the occurrence of an event, natural disaster or emergency. So far, 192 tests have been carried out in 80 locations.
Sismate did not work during the last earthquake in Lima
Last Thursday, May 12, a strong earthquake of magnitude 5.5 shook Lima and other provinces. However, Sismate was not operational at the time and this was questioned by the populace on social media.
The answer to why Sismate didn’t call is that, first of all, it’s still on probation, so its operation was only available during that period.
TCM He explained that alerts would only be issued when the National Civil Defense Institute (Indeci) determined the likelihood of a natural disaster they considered competent, and among those named were listed tsunamis, floods, landslides or landslides. Earthquakes and aftershocks are not taken into account.
Sismate means “Early Warning System” and is not directly related to the word “earthquakes”.
Hernando Tavera, director of the IGP, told the RPP that Sismate will only be a means of communication for SASpe. “The early warning system will work with sensors. As soon as he considers that the alarm is needed, he will send it by all means: by loudspeakers, cell phones, radio, TV, ”the specialist explained.
According to Tavera, SASPe will warn the public about an earthquake equal to or greater than 6.0 MW (pulse magnitude). It operates through the Earthquake Monitoring and Warning Subsystem (SMAPS) operated by IGP and the Early Warning, Propagation and Communications Subsystem (SDCAT) operated by INDECI.
(According to Andina and RPP)
Source: RPP
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