The federal government and earthquake experts blamed a technical glitch for the alert that sent warnings hundreds of miles ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. ShakeAlert sent a false alarm Thursday morning warning of a magnitude 5.9 earthquake in Carson City, Nev., that ...
Earthquakes might actually be detectable using a network of smartphones now. You heard that right: There's this thing called "Android Earthquake Alerts" that's basically turning our phones into a ...
Did your phone light up this 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 alerted ...
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 Carson City in western Nevada could produce heavy shaking in the region. But ...