The article was originally published on https://sfist.com/2025/12/04/that-5-9m-earthquake-warning-out-of-nevada-appears-to-have-been-fake-news/Millions of Northern California residents received an earthquake warning at 8:06 am Thursday about a quake with an epicenter in Lyon County, Nevada, but the quake itself soon disappeared from the USGS website, and they said it was a false alarm. An alarming "Drop, cover, hold on" message popped onto the phones of Bay Area residents this morning with the MyShake app, warning of imminent shaking from a large earthquake in Nevada, centered near Dayton — which is 29 miles south of Reno, and about 12 miles east of Carson City. But now it looks like that was all just a false alarm. The US Geological Survey posted to Xitter at 8:45 am apologizing for the a

See Full Page