日本推地震预警服务 手机可预报地震

　　The app, based on technology originally developed by Japan's Meteorological Agency and railway firms, was released in November 2010.

　　这一应用程序基于日本气象厅和铁路公司研发的技术，于2010年11月发布。

　　When the alarm is triggered, a window comes up on the phone screen saying that in approximately 10 seconds, there will be a quake of a certain strength. Users can decide for themselves at what strength of quake the phone will ring.

　　在警报响起时，手机屏幕上会弹出一个窗口，上面的文字显示说，大约在10秒后，会发生一定级别强度的地震。用户可以自行设定在发生何种强度的地震时手机会响起。

　　Prior to March 11, there were 100,000 subscribers, Kuriyama said. But now there are at least 1.5 million, and the company has stopped counting.

　　栗山说，在3月11日前，用户数为10万，而现在至少有150万用户。由于用户太多，公司已经停止计算用户数。

　　The app is symbolized by a cartoon catfish, which, according to Japanese folk belief, are said to warn of quakes.

　　这一应用程序的标志是一条卡通鲶鱼。据日本民间的说法，鲶鱼可以预报地震。

　　"We're very happy to be of service," Kuriyama said. "Among other things, there still isn't a lot of understanding about the quake warning. If our app helps more people learn about this, and increases their safety, we'll be pleased."

　　栗山说：“我们很高兴能对大家有所帮助。另外，人们在地震预警方面了解得并不多。如果我们的应用程序能够让更多的人对此有所了解，并让人们更安全，我们会很高兴。”