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 the malfunction of the system.

Google’s “Earthquake Alerts System” on Android sent out a false alarm last night in Brazil, leading to the system

Google has temporarily deactivated its earthquake alert feature for Android users in Brazil after a system glitch triggered false alarms. The malfunction, which took place early this morning, had residents of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro receiving inaccurate notifications about seismic activity in Ubatuba and Baixada Santista regions.

Google has disabled its Android earthquake detection feature in Brazil after many smartphone users in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro received false emergency alerts on Friday morning, Android Police reports.