On the morning of May 11th, the Guangdong Provincial Seismological Bureau suddenly sent mobile phone text messages to the people of the entire province, frightening many Guangdong residents who rarely experience earthquakes, leading them to believe that an earthquake had occurred and causing a moment of panic. The hashtag #GuangdongSeismologicalBureauSMS# became a hot topic of discussion.
According to Xin Kuai Bao (New Express) report, at 10:12 am on the 11th, the Guangdong Provincial Seismological Bureau sent a message to residents’ phones stating that the bureau reminds that earthquake early warning can alert the public to take emergency evacuation measures before a destructive earthquake strikes…
Many Guangdong netizens shared screenshots of the messages they received, expressing that they received this type of message for the first time and were caught off guard and surprised. Many people thought that an earthquake was about to happen, hence the receipt of an emergency alert. Some people linked it to recent earthquake risks.
Some netizens commented on the official Weibo of the Guangdong Provincial Seismological Bureau: “Just issued an earthquake early warning, what’s going on?”
In the comment section of related reports on Weibo, many netizens expressed their opinions.
User “InjuredBrother” said: “Nothing happened, why send such messages, many people worried without even reading them.”
User “ACloudDriftingBy” said: “This message caused panic among everyone, who sends out information like this?”
User “Snowman70171” said: “It’s making people anxious.”
User “-Chan陳陳陳陳陳” said: “Just received the message and was surprised, rushed to Weibo to see what’s going on.”
User “SkyDomSUCK” said: “I received it too, got a fright, thought an earthquake was coming. The weather in Guangzhou has been very dull and unstable recently.”