Teri Figueroa covers courts, crime and breaking news for The San Diego Union-Tribune. SAN DIEGO Many local residents took to social media Monday afternoon about hearing and feeling a loud boom in certain parts of San Diego County. Some scientists have pointed to bolides, large meteors traveling so fast they explode when they hit the Earths atmosphere. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton advised the public about explosions that may be amplified and heard up to 50 miles away between Feb. 25 and March 5. He rescued 15 sailors in shark-infested waters. This comes as lots of bizarre white dust is also falling from the sky in Maryland and West Virginia that definitely isnt snow. A second boom was felt and heard not too long after the first one, according to social media users. SAN DIEGO Many local residents took to social media Monday afternoon about hearing and feeling a loud boom in certain parts of San Diego County. #sandiego. It felt like an earthquake, but it wasn't quite that, NBC 7's Shandel Menezes reports. They were familiar with the smell, and its effects. Im looking to tell the stories of our local sailors, Marines and veterans and hold government entities accountable when they fail military and veteran families. However, Katz said because meteorites travel downward, the effect of the shock wave would also be localized. San Diego County residents began reporting the mystery shake and loud boom at around 4 p.m. on Monday. "(The shock wave) is a cone that follows the airplane," Katz said. Some reported the "shaking" being felt. But he sees you as the voice of the city. But the researchers didnt have enough information to pinpoint their precise location or cause. From Jan. 24 to Feb. 2, about 100 members of the Army have been "conducting coordinated, essential military training in designated places around San Diego," Lt. Col. Burns said. Lots of people took to Twitter to see if other people felt it too, with one person writing: Anyone else in San Diego hear/feel that mysterious boom just now?, Yep, just came to Twitter to confirm. This being San Diego, longtime home to military jets, a lot of folks thought sonic boom, too. Did you hear "the booms" Monday afternoon? SAN DIEGO A . Mum was the word there, too, as it usually is with classified military projects. "Safety precautions are in place to protect participants, along with planning considerations to minimize impact to the community," Lt. Col. Burns said. 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No earthquakes reported. @christasleeve tweeted around 4 p.m. Whenever we have a more humid air mass and theres more moisture in the atmosphere, sound actually travels further. There was one time last year Phil Mickelson got a little carried away testing drivers, according to a tweet from his, so we'll see if he takes credit again. The human eye has an amazing ability to organize vague images into familiar patterns, a psychologist told the Union-Tribune at the time. What the heck was that just now in San Diego? "The first one was two abrupt, violent shakes that were maybe 10 seconds each. See the reaction of several natives who are sharing their experiences online: Okay, San Diego Was that another military exercise, or an actual earthquake this time? "There were two distinct episodes with windows shaking," said Hussa. The Army trainings are expected to end Saturday. Kevin Dixon, with Naval Base Coronado, said their base was not involved or the cause of these booms and shakes. Explosive booms with no definitive origin have been reported all over the world. We are looking into what this mystery boom might be this time. A number of strange loud booms have been heard in San Diego over the past week and residents are starting to get freaked out. San Diego could hold key answers. SAN DIEGO Did you feel it? The crowds came anyway. SAN DIEGO Many San Diegans took to social media Friday morning in search of an explanation after a mysterious boom was felt and heard across the county. Military trainings occurring in San Diego and on Camp Pendleton have resulted in residents hearing explosions. SAN DIEGO Many local residents took to social media Monday afternoon about hearing and feeling a loud boom in certain parts of San Diego County. 4:34 pm in San Diego--- sonic boom? More shaking and booming noises were reported across San Diego County on Monday afternoon, with residents reporting their windows rattling. What caused the noise was unknown as of 9:10 a.m., but. Was that an #earthquake in #SanDiego or just a sonic boom? Thirty years ago, thousands of San Diegans were drawn to what some believed was the apparition of a slain girl on a blank billboard in Chula Vista. The reports of a loud bang comes three days after a mysterious boom rattled San Diegans. Local defense contractors testing some kind of newfangled weapon? All rights reserved, In Your Neighborhood: What's Happening this Weekend in San Diego, Man Sentenced for Causing Crash That Killed Former Harbor Police Chief's Wife, Golf Legend Phil Mickelson Takes Credit for Boom That Shook San Diego Tuesday, San Diego Lands on Top 20 List of Happiest Places to Live,' Other San Diego Cities on List, La Mesa Woman Says Paving Company Forced Her to Pay for Unfinished Driveway, Pa. Woman Went Missing in 1992 and Declared Dead. The lake seems to be speaking to the surrounding hills, which send back the echoes of its voice in accurate reply. Parveen wants people to the booms are nothing to worry about. Naval Base Coronado confirmed to CBS 8 that they were not responsible for the loud boom and shake that was reported. Was the boom I just felt in San Diego another one of these Pendleton booms felt all over the county, or was it local? New Yorkers were baffled for several years in the mid-2000s about sweet-smelling air that would occasionally waft over Manhattan. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. I be hearing these random ridiculously loud booms in the middle of the day and like, I keep thinking its an earthquake but nothing is registering. San Diegans were startled by loud booms Tuesday night, with the first and loudest coming around 10:08 p.m. NBC 7 San Diego The Army training consists of air and ground mobility operations. From Mission Valley to El Cajon and. What people may have felt were Camp Pendleton's live-fire trainings with high explosive munitions. My whole house shook and I heard a loud boom, I thought someone crashed into the side of my house or something. Locals are saying they heard the loud noise at 4.34pm on Monday (February 27) which caused their whole home to shake. So the researchers believe Seneca Guns are an atmospheric phenomenon.. The reason, Katz said, people miles apart experience that shock wave with similar intensity is that the wave isn't a one-time occurrence when the aircraft breaks the sound barrier. The Army training consists of air and ground mobility operations and close-quarter combat training in realistic environments to better train soldiers, according to Lt. Col. Burns. People from all over San Diego are reporting hearing/feeling a boom this afternoon. I'm guessing it was not an earthquake! Example video title will go here for this video. NBC 7 spoke with a Camp Pendleton spokeswoman Taylor Schrick who couldnt say for sure if the booms were theirs. SAN DIEGO A boom was heard and felt across San Diego on Wednesday afternoon. Zachary Harrell, a Navy spokesman, who noted that planes breaking the sound barrier are required to do it far off the coast. Instead of the waves escaping into the atmosphere, it can trap them and keep them down closer to where we live.". A similar incident occurred Friday. The sound of the explosions may be amplified due to environmental factors and heard up to 50 miles away, base officials said in a statement. Here are some last-minute, Best last-minute Valentines Day gifts for him, Lights in the sky lead to 911 calls across NorCal, Gun dealer sentenced for unlicensed firearms enterprise, Carjacking suspect caught after wild chase in L.A.. Loud booms heard in San Diego. Copyright 2023 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. It isnt always aural. India calls them Barisal Guns; Japan, Uminari. My whole house shook and I heard a loud boom, I thought someone crashed into the side of my house or something. Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings. Their seismic-activity sensors recorded nothing. Dave Hussa felt it as his parents' house in Carmel Valley. Check back for updates on this developing story. wind? One of my colleagues was like did we just have an earthquake?. SAN DIEGO (KGTV) Several North County residents felt their homes and businesses rattle briefly after a loud boom Friday. The federally backed endeavor will allow researchers at UCSDs Scripps Institution of Oceanography to study many facets of Southern Californias cloud cover over the next year. SAN DIEGO Over the past couple weeks CBS 8 has brought you stories about loud booms heard by people across San Diego County. The culprit: seeds from fenugreek, used to make fragrances. Gerald Joyce, a biochemist known for deciphering how disease arises in humans, is taking over as president of the storied La Jolla institution amid historic growth and competition for talent. That wasnt one of ours, said Cmdr. Depending on atmospheric conditions, the sound of the explosions may be amplified and heard up to 50 miles away, they said. The incidents appear unrelated to any seismic activity, as data from the U.S. Geological Survey show no earthquakes in the region at the time of the reported incidents. Could more local solutions work. The incidents. Whats going on? tweeted another. San Diego has a new poet laureate. Some people say it rattled their homes. A Naval Air Forces spokesperson said they weren't tracking any Navy jet activity in the area. 4:34 pm in San Diego sonic boom? A native Californian, she joined the North County Times in 2002, and the U-T in 2012. FOX 5 reached out to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, but have yet to hear back. Eventually a color photo of Laura went up on the billboard, along with a phone number for a hotline to report any tips about the killing, which was solved a couple of years later with the arrest and conviction of a man who lived near the Arroyo family. All rights reserved, heard a resounding boom from U.S. Army training Tuesday night, Your SDG&E Natural Gas Bill is About to Get Cut in Half, Alleged Sexual Assault Leads to Student Walkout at Lincoln High School, Loud Booms Heard Around San Diego From Serra Mesa Military Training Exercise, San Diego Lands on Top 20 List of Happiest Places to Live,' Other San Diego Cities on List, La Mesa Woman Says Paving Company Forced Her to Pay for Unfinished Driveway, Pa. Woman Went Missing in 1992 and Declared Dead. "Training off of a military installation offers more realism and greater training value," added Lt. Col. Burns. Brisk temperatures expected in San Diego over weekend, No, this isn't the coldest San Diego winter on record. Another mysterious NOT EARTHQUAKE boom in San Diego weird stuff man. It will follow the airplane's flight path.". Other potential sources of sonic booms include meteorites. What the heck was that just now in San Diego? Earthquake??? Copyright 2023 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. or earthquake? She Was Just Found in Puerto Rico, Actor Tom Sizemore, of Saving Private Ryan,' Dies at 61. A campus task force says the problem violates the schools commitment to fairness, diversity and inclusion and can damage the careers of researchers. The Coronado Times Newspaper questioned the big bang/shake on Twitter as well. In June 1991, Laura Arroyo, a 9-year-old San Ysidro girl, was abducted from her doorstep and murdered. Shock waves from a sonic boom can be felt on the ground depending on atmospheric conditions from a jet flying above 30,000 feet, Katz said. It was scary! Its because the air is more buoyant, she said. The sound of the explosions may be amplified due to environmental factors and heard up to 50 miles away, Camp Pendleton said. And when the air is dense, it can slow down sound waves. Yep, just felt another boom/possible earthquake in #sandiego Even the dog barked because it scared her! Thirty years ago, local residents were drawn by the thousands to a different kind of phenomenon, one for the eyes, not the ears. Others dismissed the whole thing as nonsense, a hoax. Brandt Maxwell, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in San Diego, was skeptical about ties to the weather. But unexplained loud, shaking noises are the most common, sometimes falling under the general term skyquakes.. They didnt respond to a request for comment. SEAL BEACH (CBSLA) - Residents along the Orange and San Diego County coastlines heard a loud noise in the early morning hours Monday, and while some thought it was an earthquake, others believed . #SanDiegoProblems #SonicShakes #BOOM pic.twitter.com/aO7cilortw. SAN DIEGO (KGTV) From North County to Point Loma, San Diegans reacted on social media after loud booms and mysterious shaking Friday morning. NBC San Diego also reported that police vehicles were blocking traffic on Daley Center Drive close to Stonecrest Boulevard.