Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A phone in the San Francisco Bay Area receives a false alarm about a magnitude 5.9 earthquake that was purported to hit near ...

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 ...

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 ...

California’s earthquake early-warning system is getting a seismic upgrade, one that will allow residents to receive more timely alerts about shaking from an incoming megaquake. The upgrade, also ...

VANDERBILT, MI – Temporary cell phone towers in Northern Michigan sent out an emergency alert this morning, warning of an earthquake. Residents of the Vanderbilt area in Otsego County received the ...

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 ...

Earthquakes are a major issue in the United States because more than 143 million Americans live in areas of significant seismic risk. Most of that risk is concentrated on the West Coast. FEMA ...

Researchers in Japan, one of the world’s most earthquake-prone countries, have developed a system that can provide several seconds’ warning that violent shaking from a violent earthquake is about to ...

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.