MyShake app sends out earthquake alert test overnight by mistake
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.
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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.
Officials with the USGS said they have fixed a glitch that led the MyShake earthquake warning app to send a test message shortly after 3 a.m. Thursday. Lezla Gooden reports. (10/19/23)
The Great ShakeOut, which happens today, is an annual safety drill that began in earthquake-prone California and later expanded across the U.S. and overseas.
The Great ShakeOut, which happens today, is an annual safety drill that began in earthquake-prone California and later expanded across the U.S. and overseas. Shawn Chitnis reports
Scientists with the United States Geological Survey say the annual Great Shakeout drill serves as an important reminder about the need to be prepared for a major earthquake at all times.
While the earthquake that struck near Isleton Wednesday morning wasn't strong, the location did raise questions about the possible risk to an area that is critical to the state's water supply.
Wilson Walker looks at the possible impact a major earthquake could have on California's delta and the state's water supply (10-18-2023)
Wednesday's earthquake that struck the Delta was felt in an neighborhood in Antioch, and a resident weighs in on the effectiveness of an alert system intended to warn about impending shaking.
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck near the community of Isleton in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta on Wednesday morning.
Elizabeth Cook reports on Wednesday morning earthquake centered near Isleton in the Delta (10-18-2023)
The Great California ShakeOut takes place the same week as the anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake, serving as a reminder for Bay Area residents to be prepared before another major disaster strikes.
Over three decades after the powerful Loma Prieta earthquake struck, some experts maintain that the strongest quake to hit the Bay Area since 1906 could have been much more destructive.
Thirty-four years later, Brian Hackney takes a look back at the Loma Prieta Earthquake on October 17, 1989, which killed 62 people and caused billions of dollars of damage to the Bay Area. (10/16/23)
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The 6.8-magnitude quake was the biggest to hit Morocco in 120 years, and the ministry wrote that most damage occurred outside of cities and towns.
A magnitude 6.8 quake, the biggest to hit Morocco in 120 years, sent people fleeing their homes in terror. Cristian Benavides reports. (9-9-23)
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