Many residents received an earthquake alert in Nevada on Thursday morning. According to an initial alert from the US Geological Survey, the 5.9 magnitude quake allegedly struck just after 8 a.m. east of Dayton, Nevada. Then, moments later, the USGS deleted the event from its website. KTVU reached out to the USGS to understand this discrepancy.

This was the second consecutive earthquake recorded in this part of the Palmetto State, and the 34th overall in 2025.

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Nevada Seismological Lab says today’s widespread quake alerts were a false ShakeAlert activation. No earthquake occurred, and Nevada’s system detected no activity.

The alert for a 5.9 magnitude Nevada earthquake was a false alarm, and the report was deleted from the U.S.G.S. quake list shortly thereafter.