The ShakeAlert system that warns about imminent shaking arriving from earthquakes sent a false alarm across California on Thursday morning for a magnitude 5.9 temblor that did not happen.

A false alert about an active shooter at the office- and tourist-heavy Hudson Yards caused a brief but “heart pumping” panic Wednesday afternoon before it was confirmed to be a mistake. The alert was ...

Had there been a real 5.9 earthquake Thursday morning 15 miles east of Lake Tahoe in rural Nevada, Bay Area residents might have felt some mild shaking, particularly people living on softer soils, ...

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

In a startling turn of events, an erroneous alert regarding a 5.9-magnitude earthquake in Nevada was sent out, leaving many residents puzzled and concerned. This incident highlights the complexities ...

The alert was sent as part of a planned test of the university’s emergency notification system, according to a post on a university X account. Guy Rogers III SMU A campus alert warning of an active ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers are pointing fingers at the federal government after a false alert went out to millions ...

ESTACADA, Ore. (KATU) — Portland General Electric (PGE) is apologizing to customers in the Estacada area who were jolted awake early Tuesday morning to an apparent false alarm about an issue at the ...

The false alert Thursday mistakenly claimed a magnitude 5.9 earthquake had struck near Carson City, Nevada. Here’s what happened.

The world hasn’t ended yet. But for a brief moment for students at an Alabama institution this Thursday, it probably felt like it was about to. Early that afternoon, the alert system at Auburn ...

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.