A magnitude 5.9 earthquake was reported in Nevada on Thursday morning, triggering phone alerts as far away as San Francisco, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
The report was later removed from the agency’s public map.
The quake, if confirmed, was initially listed about 20 miles east of Lake Tahoe.
As of 8:23 a.m. PT, the USGS had deleted the event from its website, and it was not immediately clear whether the temblor had occurred.
Officials in Lyon County, where the quake was reported to be centered, did not issue any emergency alerts, and no shaking was felt in the San Francisco area.
The MyShake app sends notifications for earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 and above.
People who received Thursday’s alert were advised to drop, cover and hold on.
