Loud Boom Heard, Homes Shook in and around Southport, Oak Island North Carolina
People in and around Southport and Oak Island heard and felt a boom Tuesday night that some said shook their homes. Calls and emails started pouring into WECT’s offices after the loud noise, which happened around 8:15 p.m. One Brunswick County official said in a text message it was probably the Seneca Guns, but officials at Military Ocean Terminal Sunny … Continue reading
Loud Boom Heard in Cape Elizabeth Maine Later Confirmed By USGS to Be A 2.2M Offshore Earthquake
CAPE ELIZABETH, Maine (NEWS CENTER) — A loud, mysterious boom shook the Cape Elizabeth region around lunchtime Thursday. A NEWS CENTER viewer said it shook his house, and friends have commented on social media wondering what caused the sound. Cape Elizabeth police said they got at least a dozen calls about it. Officers heard and felt it, too. NEWS CENTER … Continue reading
Loud “Boom” Heard & Felt Throughout West Virginia Late Thursday Night Has Public Baffled
It was the shot heard around the world — or, at least around Raleigh County and two counties over Thursday night, when a loud and mysterious boom shook the area. Theories rained like manna from heaven Friday, but officials had no explanation for the nocturnal rumble. The West Virginia Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety announced Friday that there … Continue reading
Loud Boom Heard Over North Carolina Likely Caused By Meteor Fireball
So this is very gradually becoming the new ‘norm’ where every few days there is a report of a loud boom where the likely suspect is a meteor fireball, interesting no? WLOS (ABCnews) reports: The American Meteor Society received about 50 reports about a fireball seen over the Southeast late Thursday night. AMS said the fireball was seen shortly after … Continue reading
Retired Professor Believes Meteor May Have Caused Big Boom in Athens Area
The loud unexplained sound that rattled homes and unnerved people across the Athens area on Saturday may have been a sonic boom created by a meteor, a retired University of Georgia professor said Wednesday. “I think if it wasn’t the military, it may well have been a meteor, which may have been natural or a piece of space junk returning … Continue reading
Loud Mystery ‘Bang’ in Tauranga New Zealand Wakes Residents
A loud bang, described as a “sonic boom”, jolted Tauranga residents awake around 3am on Sunday. Residents from Brookfield to Te Puna reported being woken by a single loud bang which rattled windows and upset pets. Police received several calls about the loud bang. A MetService meteorologist said it was likely a thunderstorm just over Tauranga Harbour was the culprit. … Continue reading
Earthquake Accompanied by Loud Boom Startles Couple in Southwestern Ontario Canada
A Wheatley woman says a minor earthquake Saturday night startled her and her husband while they watched the hockey game. The United States Geological Survey says a 2.2 magnitude earthquake hit around 9:50pm on Saturday. It was reportedly centred about 5 km below the surface near the intersection of Wheatley Rd. and Essex Rd. 8. Siobhan Cence says it sounded … Continue reading
Mysterious Boom Reported in Lowcountry South Carolina; Officials Offer No Explanation For Sounds
Lowcountry residents reported hearing a loud boom Friday morning, which could be another of the legendary and mysterious booms reported as far back as the 1800s. People in North Charleston, Mount Pleasant and West Ashley reported hearing the boom and feeling brief shaking just after 8:30 a.m. Military activity? Steve Jaumé, of the College of Charleston Department of Geology and … Continue reading
Loud Unexplained Earth Shaking ‘Boom’ Reported in Grandville Area (Michigan)
A loud sound from an unknown source has prompted concern in Grandville and the surrounding area prompting numerous calls to 911. Kent County dispatchers say they’ve received nearly two dozen calls reporting a loud explosion-type sound. Police have been searching the area, but were unable to determine the source of the noise. Reports of the situation began coming into the … Continue reading
Mystery ‘Boom’ Sends Kenosha Wisconsin Residents Running from Thier Homes
Police, fire unable to find cause of loud noise A bit of a mystery sent residents of a Kenosha neighborhood running from their homes Friday afternoon. Residents of the 6100 block of 31st Ave. just north of Roosevelt Road said that what they believed was an explosion rattled the block at about 1:45 p.m. “It was loud enough to scare … Continue reading
