A notification about a magnitude-5.9 earthquake in western Nevada Thursday morning was a false alert, the USGS said. The quake alert generated by the ShakeAlert early warning system indicated an ...

The United States Geological Survey put out a false alarm for a 5.9 earthquake east of Dayton, Nevada, on Thursday morning.

The federal government and earthquake experts blamed a technical glitch for the alert that sent warnings hundreds of miles ...

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) on Thursday deleted a false alert that had incorrectly reported a magnitude 5.9 earthquake near Reno and Carson City, saying no such quake occurred and that it is ...

The U.S. Geological Survey was still trying to unravel how an alert was sent Thursday morning for a nonexistent 5.9 earthquake outside Dayton, Nevada. A quake of that size wouldn't be implausible.

The alert, which also reached people living in California received the shake alert on their phones through the My Shake app at 8:06 AM Thursday. Shortly after it was alerted, officials announced it ...

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) confirmed Thursday that alerts of a 5.9 magnitude earthquake in Nevada were a false alarm. On its website, the USGS said that its ShakeAlert early-warning system sent ...

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A new report raising the likelihood of a destructive earthquake striking Salt Lake City in the next half century has underscored the urgency to retrofit more than 30,000 older brick ...