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San Ramon was hit by more than 90 tremors in mid-November.
Many residents received an earthquake alert in Nevada on Thursday morning. According to an initial alert from the US Geological Survey, the 5.9 magnitude quake allegedly struck just after 8 a.m. east of Dayton, Nevada. Then, moments later, the USGS deleted the event from its website. KTVU reached out to the USGS to understand this discrepancy.
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6.0 Magnitude Earthquake Reported In US
A 6.0-magnitude earthquake was reported in the US.
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 moments later, the survey announced the alert, which was sent to people as far west as San Francisco, was a false alarm.
The United States Geological Survey quickly deleted the alert, saying it had been sent in error. “This isn’t a good look,” one earthquake expert said.
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 alerts to a large
The earthquakes are not believed to be connected. But they are a reminder of lurking danger.
TONOPAH, Nev. -- The U.S. Geological Service is reporting that a magnitude-6.4 earthquake struck in remote western Nevada early Friday. The temblor was reported at 4:03 a.m. about 35 miles outside Tonopah, just east of the Sierra Nevada range. The initial ...
The USGS shared a false report of a 5.9-magnitude earthquake in the US.
Dec 6 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 struck Greece on Saturday but there were no immediate reports of any damage. The quake was at a depth of 12.4 kilometers (7.71 miles) and was in Peloponnese, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.