The release of pressure after a shockwave is the roaring noise people hear. — -- Southern New Jersey was rocked by a sonic boom this afternoon, and no one has yet to claim responsibility for the ...

No, there wasn't a meltdown at the St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant. Residents of Indian River County — and some people farther south — had their mornings interrupted by a sonic boom, which shook windows ...

Residents of Washington, D.C., and parts of Virginia were startled on Sunday afternoon by an explosive noise that reverberated overhead, which officials later confirmed was a sonic boom produced as ...

That was the sound of a fighter jet reaching supersonic speeds and breaking the sound barrier, resulting in a sonic boom, a spokesperson for the 180th Fighter Wing confirmed to WTOL 11. The sonic boom ...

Over the weekend, an F-16 fighter jet was sent to investigate a small private plane that wasn’t communicating with air traffic controllers. The F-16 was in a hurry, traveling fast enough to create a ...

In the South California regions of Long Beach and Orange County, a sonic boom recently struck the residents. This caused shaking which, for many, seemed like a familiar earthquake. However, there are ...

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Both an earthquake and sonic boom shook parts of the Treasure Coast Wednesday night and early Thursday morning. About three hours apart, the magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck at about 10:48 p.m. about ...

These blasts—which are increasingly common along the Space Coast in central Florida—can be heard whenever an object breaks the sound barrier. Here’s why. A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor executes a ...

JSU’s Sonic Boom of the South kicked off the season with Thee Merge, raising funds for students and honoring the life of Maleah Bess. JSU’s Sonic Boom of the South kicked off the season with Thee ...