Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A phone in the San Francisco Bay Area receives a false alarm about a magnitude 5.9 earthquake that was purported to hit near ...

Residents across Nevada and California were startled Thursday when their phones erupted with an earthquake alert warning of a powerful 5.9 magnitude. The US Geological Survey (USGS) issued the warning ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People wait on the street after an earthquake alarm sounded, in Mexico City, Mexico, January 2, 2026. REUTERS/Henry Romero People ...

(FOX40.COM) — After an earthquake alert went out on Thursday morning about an earthquake in Carson City, Nevada, the U.S. Geological Survey released a statement that it was cancelled. In an X post, ...

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 ...

A strong earthquake shook a large swathe of southern and central Mexico on Friday, triggering the quake alarm system in Mexico City and causing buildings to sway. There were no immediate reports of ...

KODIAK ISLAND — Alders, alders, everywhere. When you follow scientists in the Alaska wilderness, you’ll almost certainly get alder-snagged. In November, near Homer, alders grew considerately on ...

A phone in the San Francisco Bay Area receives a false alarm about a magnitude 5.9 earthquake that was purported to hit near Carson City, Nev., just after 8 a.m. Thursday. No earthquake actually ...