> IDK why it's so much more chill than the "child abduction" alerts I get.

Japan, who had the first earthquake early warning system, did research and discovered that scary sounds made people panic, which is a bad thing in a situation when you need people to act quickly. Their standard alert sound is a fairly pleasant chime.

The downside is that some people now have panic reactions to the EEW sound, since it is standardized. I guess sometimes you can't win.

If you look up the sound, don't play it if you are in Japan. That's extremely no bueno.