USGS ShakeAlert System Reportedly Generated False Earthquake Alert Affecting Nevada and California
Date: 2025-12-04
Affected: Berkeley Seismological Laboratory, United States Geological Survey (usgs)
Attack vector: other
Category: real-world
Severity: Medium

AI Incident Database (AIID) entry #1303: USGS ShakeAlert System Reportedly Generated False Earthquake Alert Affecting Nevada and California. Alleged deployer/developer: Berkeley Seismological Laboratory, United States Geological Survey (usgs). See the linked AIID entry for full narrative, sourcing, and classification.


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