Security system with earthquake detection

An apparatus to communicate messages, comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory in electronic communication with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the processor to:
• receive, at a monitoring system of a security and automation system at a first location, a first message from a first seismic motion sensor indicating that a seismic motion condition has been detected, the monitoring system and the first seismic motion sensor being located at different locations;
• analyze the first message to identify one or more characteristics associated with the seismic motion condition;
• analyze a distance between the monitoring system of the security and automation system at the first location and the control unit at a second location based at least in part on a strength of the seismic motion condition indicated in the first message or analyzing the first message, or both;
• and
• transmit a second message to a control unit based at least in part on analyzing the distance between the monitoring system and the control unit, the second message indicating that the seismic motion condition is imminent at the control unit, wherein transmitting the second message to the control unit occurs prior to the control unit receiving a third message from a second seismic motion sensor different from the first seismic motion sensor.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable code, the code executable by a processor to:

• receive, at a monitoring system of a security and automation system at a first location, a first message from a first seismic motion sensor indicating that a seismic motion condition has been detected, the monitoring system and the first seismic motion sensor being located at different locations;
• analyze the first message to identify one or more characteristics associated with the seismic motion condition;
• analyze a distance between the monitoring system of the security and automation system at the first location and the control unit at a second location based at least in part on a strength of the seismic motion condition indicated in the first message or analyzing the first message, or both;
• and
• transmit a second message to a control unit based at least in part on analyzing the distance between the monitoring system and the control unit, the second message indicating that the seismic motion condition is imminent at the control unit, wherein transmitting the second message to the control unit occurs prior to the control unit receiving a third message from a second seismic motion sensor different from the first seismic motion sensor.