The ShakeAlert computer system that warns about the imminent arrival of shaking from earthquakes sent out a false alarm Thursday morning for a magnitude 5.9 temblor in Carson City, Nev., that did not ...

A false alarm claiming a major earthquake had just struck the western US sparked confusion and panic Thursday morning. According to an alert from the US Geological Survey (USGS) just after 11am ET ...

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 ...

An alert sent to people across California warning about a strong earthquake striking Northern Nevada on Thursday morning was sent in error, officials said. At 8:06 a.m., the U.S. Geological Survey ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — No, an earthquake didn’t strike northern Michigan on Monday. Michigan State Police say it was a false alarm. Several residents in Otsego County got a scare when an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aerial view of the devastated along the north eastern coast of Japan following a massive earthquake and tsunami March 25, 2011.

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 ...