US EditionUSGS sends out false phone alerts warning of 5.9 earthquake in Nevada
The USGS ShakeAlert system sent a false 5.9 magnitude earthquake alert affecting millions in Northern California and Nevada; the alert was canceled minutes later, and the system is under investigation.
- The U.S. Geological Survey sent out false phone alerts warning of a 5.9 magnitude earthquake in Nevada on Thursday morning.
- The USGS confirmed that the earthquake alerts were issued in error during system testing and later deleted the event from their website.
- The MyShake app, run by UC Berkeley's Berkeley Seismological Laboratory, also sent out the false alert for the M5.9 event in Lyon County, Nevada.
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Erroneous earthquake warning triggers alerts across California
An erroneous earthquake alert was issued across parts of California when the ShakeAlert early warning system activated for an event that did not occur, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The USGS said the alert was triggered at 8:06 a.m. Pacific Time for what the system mistakenly identified as a magnitude 5.9 earthquake near Reno and Carson City, Nevada. The USGS said the non-existent event was removed from its websites and data fe…
The U.S. Geological Inspection Service (USGS) announced to Joi that its system of automatic detection of earthquakes has issued an earlier report during this day, according to which a decision of 5.9 magnitude occurred near Dayton in the US state of Nevada, reports Reuters, taken by Agerpres.
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