The purported temblor was initially listed on the USGS's website, but then later deleted.
The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services said it was actively monitoring the quake and checking for any damage.
The United States Geological Survey says a magnitude 4.7 earthquake has shaken California's Mojave Desert, the latest of thousands of aftershocks following two larger quakes that hit the area earlier this month.
Officials say there is no tsunami threat associated with the quake.
A minor earthquake has shaken the San Francisco Bay area. The United States Geological Survey says an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.3 struck just before 5 a.m. Monday.
Happening between 11 p.m. Sunday and 2 a.m. Monday, the quakes ranged from 2.5 and 3.1 magnitude.
The United States Geological Survey reports that more than two dozen earthquakes rattled the Lake Tahoe region early Tuesday.
The United States Geological Survey is reporting a 6.5 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Northern California in the Pacific Ocean.