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(TNS) - California's earthquake early-warning systemis getting a seismic upgrade, one that will allow residents to receive more timely alerts about shaking from an incoming megaquake. The upgrade, ...

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 ...

An earthquake in Mexico City set off a seismic alert, rousting residents from their beds just after midnight Friday.

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 ...

The ShakeAlert computer system that warns about the imminent arrival of shaking from earthquakes sent out a false alarm Thursday morning for a magnitude 5.9 temblor in Carson City, Nev., that did not ...