The United States Geological Survey put out a false alarm for a 5.9 earthquake east of Dayton, Nevada, on Thursday morning. "This was an errant earthquake warning sent out by the USGS’s ShakeAlert ...

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 ...

The U.S. Geological Survey was still trying to unravel how an alert was sent Thursday morning for a nonexistent 5.9 earthquake outside Dayton, Nevada. A quake of that size wouldn't be implausible.

The USGS initially reported a 5.9 quake near Dayton, Nevada about 8 a.m. Moments afterward, the USGS deleted the event. The USGS said the first alert was a mistake and they were looking into it.