On Thursday morning, a 5.9 magnitude earthquake was reported in Nevada by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), causing phones to buzz as far away as San Francisco.
The quake, initially registered as a magnitude of 6.2, supposedly struck at a depth of six miles near Walker, California, about 20 miles east of Lake Tahoe.
However, shortly after the alert, the USGS had deleted information about the event from its website and the quake was removed from the USGS map.
According to Christie Rowe, director Nevada Seismological Laboratory at the University of Nevada, Reno, no seismic activity actually occurred,
Rowe said the automatic detection system alerted to the quake and thus triggered the alerts that many received on their cell phones. She was waiting for more information from the USGS about what may have triggered the alert.
After the intial alert, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services stated, “While there are no preliminary reports of damage or injuries, this is a rapidly evolving situation & more details will emerge in the coming hours.” The San Francisco Chronicle noted that Lyon County, Nevada, did not issue any emergency alerts, and no shaking was felt in the San Francisco area.
As of now, the situation remains unclear, and authorities are working to confirm the details of the event.
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