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Nevada earthquakes? USGS sent an alert but here's what really happened

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.

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5.9 earthquake alert Thursday morning was a false alarm, USGS says

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False earthquake alert jolts thousands in West

3.7-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes San Francisco Bay Area

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Preliminary magnitude 3.7 earthquake shakes Bay Area city for 6th time Monday

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.7 was the sixth quake to hit San Ramon on Monday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

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Multiple small earthquakes shake the Bay Area on Monday morning, USGS says

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Update: Earthquake shakes region near San Ramon, CA on Dec. 8 - 2.1 magnitude detected

Powerful quake off Japan's coast triggers tsunami

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Major Japan Earthquake Triggers Tsunami Warning: Live Updates

A 7.6 magnitude earthquake has triggered tsunami warnings for areas of the northeastern coast of Japan, the country's meteorological agency said, revising up its initial reading of a 7.2 earthquake.

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Magnitude 7.6 Quake Triggers a Tsunami on Japan's Northern Coast

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Tsunami warning issued after 7.6-magnitude earthquake strikes Japan

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Massive magnitude 7.6 earthquake rocks coast off northern Japan, tsunami waves observed

SENDAI, Japan — A magnitude 7.6 earthquake centered in the Pacific Ocean some 45 miles west of Misawa, Japan, shook the northern part of the archipelago around 11:15 p.m. local time, according to the ...

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Magnitude 7.6 quake triggers a tsunami on Japan's northern coast

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7.0-magnitude earthquake strikes in remote area near Alaska-Canada border

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Magnitude 7 earthquake strikes Yakutat, Alaska region, USGS says

More than 20 earthquakes struck southeastern Alaska, along the U.S.-Canada border, around noon local time Saturday, following a shallow magnitude 7.0 quake centered some 56 miles north of Yakutat, Ala...

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Major earthquake strikes Japan's north-east coast

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Cluster of earthquakes strike southeast Alaska with more than 20 aftershocks after massive magnitude 7.0 quake

USGS sends 'errant warning' of 5.9 earthquake near Dayton

The United States Geological Survey put out a false alarm for a 5.9 earthquake east of Dayton, Nevada, on Thursday morning.

Update: Earthquake of 3.7 magnitude registered near San Ramon, CA on Dec. 8

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA - Monday morning, a 3.7 magnitude quake was reported close to San Ramon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

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False Earthquake Alert Likely Triggered by ‘Something Out in the Field,’ USGS Says

“On December 4, 2025, the ShakeAlert EEW system released an incorrect alert for a magnitude 5.9 earthquake near Reno and Carson City, Nevada,” the statement read. “The event did not occur, and has been deleted from USGS websites and data feeds. The USGS is working to understand the cause of the false alert.”

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New Paper Rocks Earthquake Science with a Clever Computational Trick

Deadly and destructive, earthquakes remain unpredictable, but faster models that look beneath the ground, can help better assess the risks

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Earthquake detected near popular NC mountain tourist communities, USGS says

A small earthquake was detected miles from two North Carolina tourist communities in the Blue Ridge Mountains on Friday, federal seismologists reported. The 2.1 magnitude earthquake registered at 4:11 p.m. about 2.5 miles southeast of Weaverville and 9 miles south of Asheville, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.