'Errant' earthquake alert wakes up Bay Area with warning of 5.9 quake<br /><br />The U.S. Geological Survey is investigating how an “errant” report of a 5.9 magnitude earthquake was issued early <br /><br />Thursday morning. <br /><br /><br />Just after 8 a.m., Bay Area residents received a MyShake alert warning of magnitude 5.9 quake hitting east of <br /><br />Carson City, Nevada, close to the Lake Tahoe region. The quake also appeared on the USGS map of latest <br /><br />earthquakes. But within minutes, the report of the quake disappeared from the USGS page.<br /><br /><br />Paul Earle, the director of the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Earthquake Information Center, told SFGATE the <br /><br />5.9 quake warning was an “errant message from earthquake early warning system.” Earle said the agency is <br /><br />investigating the incident. <br /><br />In recent months, parts of the Bay Area have been rattled by dozens of small earthquakes, but experts say that <br /><br />doesn’t mean a much larger quake is likely to hit anytime soon. Nearly a year ago on Dec. 9, 2024, a magnitude 5.5 <br /><br />quake hit southeast of Reno, also near the Lake Tahoe area.<br /><br />#earthquakenearme<br />#earthquake<br />#earthquakesacramento<br />#earthquaketoday<br />#earthquakecalifornia<br />#earthquakereno<br />#renoearthquake<br />#usgs<br />#earthquenevada<br />#daytonnevadai<br />#nevadaearthquake<br />#nevadaearthquaketoday<br />#earthquakestoday<br />#nevadaearthquakes<br />#renoearthquaketoday<br />#earthquenevadatoday<br />#daytonnevadiaearthquake<br />#californiaearthquake<br />#californiaearthquaketoday<br />#earthquakenow<br />#earthquakealert<br />#earthquakeinnevada<br />#daytonearthquake<br />#59earthquake<br />#earthquakes<br />#59earthquaketoday<br />#shorts<br />#rimpactx<br />
