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Military aircraft surreptitiously creating sonic booms. (This origin does not explain sounds heard before supersonic flight, but could be extended to include military cannon-fire practice.) Earthquakes: Shallow earthquakes can generate sound waves with little ground vibration: The "booming" sound is heard only locally, near the epicenter. [7] [8]
During extreme cold events, you may hear a loud boom and feel like you have experienced an earthquake. However, this event was more likely a cryoseism, also known as an ice quake or a frost quake ...
A series of loud booms in north Columbus remain unexplained. We talked to some experts about the possibilities. ... private jets and a helicopter flying near Clintonville around the time of the ...
Mistpouffers or skyquakes, a phenomenon generally occurring near large bodies of water. Sound has been compared to distant cannon fire or thunder. Havana syndrome, grating noises of unknown origin purportedly heard by United States and Canadian embassy staff in Havana, Cuba.
The sound is similar to a loud low-pitch rumble. It emanates from crescent-shaped dunes, or barchans . The sound emission accompanies a slumping or avalanching movement of sand, usually triggered by wind passing over the dune or by someone walking near the crest.
Residents in parts of New Jersey and New York took to social media on Tuesday afternoon to report hearing a loud explosion, boom or shaking. Some speculated that it might have been an earthquake ...
Barisal guns or fog guns (mistpoeffers (fog dissipators) in Belgium and Netherlands, Seeschießen (sea/lake gunshots) in Germany, brontidi (thunder-alike) or baturlio marinas in Italy) [1] are a series of loud booms heard near the Barisal region of Bangladesh in the 19th century. [2] [3] There are various theories about the origin of the sound.
DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN) — If you have heard loud booms in the skies across southeast Alabama over the past couple of days, you are not alone. Fighter planes from across the world are taking part in ...