New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- Google said on October 15 that its Android Earthquake Alerts System is expanding from 98 countries and regions to more than 200, adding Panama and Guatemala among many others. The more detailed upgrade to its "Be Ready" alert, however, will not arrive for months.

According to Google's announcement, the alerts begin rolling out to users in newly supported regions starting October 15 and are expected to be fully available over the next week. The post names Panama and Guatemala but does not list the other newly supported regions, pointing readers instead to a separate page showing where alerts are active.

The expansion arrives as Panama recovers from what UNICEF calls the country's most significant earthquake of the c...