The federal government and earthquake experts blamed a technical glitch for the alert that sent warnings hundreds of miles away last week.
A notification about a magnitude-5.9 earthquake in western Nevada near the California border Thursday morning was a false alert, the USGS said. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. The quake ...
Did your phone light up Thursday morning with an earthquake alert? Good news: There was no quake. The ShakeAlert early warning system that notifies people about earthquakes as they are occurring ...
NEVADA (KGO) -- Many residents in Northern California got an alert Thursday morning from the MyShake App notifying them a 5.9 earthquake struck in western Nevada. However, the USGS has confirmed it ...
The U.S. Geological Survey is investigating the cause of a false alert sent out reporting a 5.9 earthquake that never occurred Thursday morning. An automatic detection system triggered cell phone ...
Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers are pointing fingers at the federal government after a false alert went out to millions ...
The alert for a 5.9 magnitude Nevada earthquake was a false alarm, and the report was deleted from the online USGS quake list shortly thereafter.