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EIU tests emergency alert system after armed person hoax caused 'panic' in the fall

CHARLESTON, Ill. (WCIA) — Eastern Illinois University tested its new emergency alert system on Monday. It was prompted by an ...
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ShakeAlert sends false alarm about magnitude 5.9 earthquake in California, Nevada

A phone in the San Francisco Bay Area receives a false alarm about a magnitude 5.9 earthquake that was purported to hit near Carson City, Nev., just after 8 a.m. Thursday. No earthquake actually ...
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Bay Area residents receive false alarm about magnitude-5.9 earthquake

The ShakeAlert computer system that warns about the imminent arrival of shaking from earthquakes sent out a false alarm Thursday morning for a magnitude 5.9 quake in Carson City, Nevada, that never ...
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'Human Error': MSU Police Department apologizes after false active violence incident alert

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State University Police Department is apologizing after an emergency alert warning of an active violence incident was mistakenly sent ...

Gulf County schools to implement silent emergency alert system

GULF COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Gulf County schools will soon implement a silent emergency notification system. Gulf District ...
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USGS confirms false 5.9 quake reported in Nevada after NorCal residents receive MyShake alert

NEVADA (KGO) -- Many residents in Northern California got an alert Thursday morning from the MyShake App notifying them a 5.9 earthquake struck in western Nevada. However, the USGS has confirmed it ...