A shake alert went out over the U.S. Geological Survey's early warning system on Dec. 4, warning that a 5.9 earthquake near ...

USGS deleted a false alert that wrongly reported a 5.9 Nevada quake, saying no earthquake occurred and the cause of the error ...

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Earthquake alerts sent out Thursday morning reporting a 5.9 magnitude temblor in Nevada have been canceled, the United States ...

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A notification about a magnitude-5.9 earthquake in western Nevada near the California border was a false alert, the USGS said ...

“On December 4, 2025, the ShakeAlert EEW system released an incorrect alert for a magnitude 5.9 earthquake near Reno and ...

A 5.9-magnitude earthquake alert that buzzed phones across Sonoma and Napa counties Thursday morning was a false alarm, ...

Had there been a real 5.9 earthquake Thursday morning 15 miles east of Lake Tahoe in rural Nevada, Bay Area residents might ...

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) confirmed Thursday that alerts of a 5.9 magnitude earthquake in Nevada were a false alarm.

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The Shake Alert seismology team said they are now working to review the data, but that it appears the faulty alert might've ...