4 days ago · Part of the U.S. Department of the Interior, the USGS began in 1879 to study the nation’s lands and resources. Today, we monitor, analyze, and predict Earth’s changing systems.

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Dec 4, 2025 · 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 …

Dec 4, 2025 · 5.9 earthquake alert Thursday morning was a false alarm, USGS says ShakeAlert early warning system lit up more than 600,000 phones up across Northern California at 8:06 a.m.

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