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

Governor Gavin Newsom is responding to reduce federal aid after Californians received a false earthquake alert on Dec. 4, arguing that the state and the nation are less prepared for earthquakes, ...

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — The federal government shutdown is disrupting earthquake monitoring efforts by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and threatening Nevada’s push to secure funding for a potentially ...

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 ...

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 Los Angeles News for free, 24/7, wherever you are ...

CALIFORNIA, USA — An earthquake early warning system will soon be up and running on the West Coast. How much warning will it give us? What should you do when you hear the alert on your smartphone? And ...

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 how an “errant” report of a 5.9 magnitude earthquake was issued early Thursday morning.Just after 8 a.m., Bay Area residents received a MyShake alert ...

An alert sent on Thursday warning of a strong earthquake in northern Nevada was issued in error, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). At 08:06 local time, the USGS reported that a ...

California lawmakers are demanding more information on an early earthquake warning system managed by the U.S. Geological Survey after it issued a false alert last week that a magnitude-5.9 earthquake ...