Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

An urgent alert of a 5.9-magnitude earthquake in the Reno, Nevada, area sparked panic among Californians — but it turned out the temblor never happened. STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST NEWS BY ...

An incorrect alert was sent out for a Nevada earthquake with a purported magnitude of 5.9 on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. “The ShakeAlert EEW system released an incorrect alert for a ...

MINA, Nev. (KABC) -- A 4.9-magnitude earthquake hit western Nevada Wednesday night, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake hit about 15 miles south of Mina around 9:15 p.m. local time.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Californians who saw reports of a 5.9 earthquake near Dayton, Nevada, on Thursday morning can breathe easy — it was a false alarm.

A notification about a magnitude-5.9 earthquake in western Nevada near the California border Thursday morning was a false alert, the USGS said. The quake alert generated by the ShakeAlert early ...

A rare false alert from the U.S. Geological Survey’s ShakeAlert system jolted phones across California on Thursday morning, warning of a major earthquake that never happened. The alert, issued just ...

An alert that Nevada had been rocked by a 5.9 magnitude earthquake early Thursday sent phones buzzing briefly before the U.S. Geological Survey quickly deleted the ...

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 ...

A ShakeAlert sent across Northern California that mistakenly reported a supposed magnitude 5.9 earthquake near Carson City, Nevada, has been canceled, the U.S. Geological Survey said. “ShakeAlert ...