The country's national emergency authorities also put in place a tsunami alert for the coastal area near where the earthquakes hit, and authorities ordered evacuations of some coastal areas.

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The STYLISTIC S01 is also equipped with a loud personal security alarm that can be used to alert people in the surrounding area in emergency situations.

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She would also get an alert if he left a designated area.

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If a teenager enters any known danger zones, their phone will make a sound alert and vibrate to let them know they are in an unsafe area.

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Hours after the measures were announced, there was an alert at Newark International Airport near New York City as a man entered a secure area without being screened.

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Meanwhile, mass transportation to and from the Boston area was virtually shut down amid the manhunt as transit and border officials were on alert.

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The Coast Guard determined the trawler posed a threat to other ships navigating the area, and had been broadcasting the unmanned, unlit vessel's location to mariners to alert them to the hazard.

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