SAN FRANCISCO, California (KPIX) — A number of people in the Bay Area and across California got a rude awakening overnight by a premature earthquake alert test from their MyShake app. The app from the ...

False claims that an earthquake was a covert nuclear weapons test in the Middle East have been proved wrong. An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.5 in Iran on Oct. 5 was rumored to be a coverup for ...

MyShake, an earthquake alerts app created to give people a few seconds’ warning before dangerous shaking, sent a test seven hours early on Thursday. By Amanda Holpuch Some West Coast residents were ...

SAN DIEGOSAN DIEGO — County officials say cellphones in the region will sound alarms late Thursday morning, but don’t worry. It’s only a test. And they are looking for public feedback in a special ...

Did you get that alert on your phone Thursday? Don't be alarmed. It was only a test of California's newest earthquake emergency system. Millions of mobile phones in San Diego County received a ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. You can now eavesdrop on some of the world's largest earthquakes from deep inside the planet. A ...

Underwater sound picked up by the network that monitors the globe for nuclear test explosions, enabled researchers to analyze the rupture as it progressed along the Sumatra Fault on December 26. The ...