Dubai Municipality app to send audio alerts for quakes

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- BY SAJILA SASEENDRAN Chief Reporter

Dubai residents will now receive both text and audio alerts on their mobile phones during seismic events, thanks to a major upgrade to the emirate's earthquake monitoring app unveiled at AccessAbilities Expo 2025.

The Dubai Municipality’s ‘DB SAFE — Oasis-Plus For Dubai’ app, first launched in 2018, has been enhanced with voice notification capabilities in both Arabic and English, providing real-time warnings about tremors and their potential impact on buildings across the city.

“The new audio feature marks a significant accessibility improvement, particularly benefiting people of determination (PoD) and ensuring residents do not miss critical safety information during seismic events,” Eman Al Falasi, head of the Geodetic and Marine Survey Section at Dubai Municipality, told Gulf News. The public version of the app provides safety instructions, seismic event details within seconds, earthquake locations and shake maps.