Double Boom, Equivalent to 300 Tons of TNT: All About Meteor Explosion over Massachusetts

'Equivalent To 300 Tons of TNT': Meteor Fireball Triggered Loud Boom Across New England, NASA Confirms

American Meteor Society program monitor Robert Lunsford said the group received dozens of reports from Delaware to Montreal with people either hearing the double boom, feeling the ground shake or seeing the fireball — which he said looked like a shooting star in the daytime sky.

Meteor explodes over New England with blast power of 300 tons of TNT

NASA says a meteor traveling at 75,000 mph exploded over New England with the force of 300 tons of TNT.

Meteor traveling at 75,000 Mph explodes over northeastern US, boom so loud residents say their homes shook

A meteor streaking across the skies over the northeastern United States exploded with energy equivalent to about 300 tons of TNT on Saturday, according to NASA.

House-shaking meteor explodes over northeastern US, unleashes 300-ton TNT blast

US News: A meteor exploded high above the northeastern United States on Saturday, generating a powerful sonic boom equivalent to around 300 tons of TNT and sta.

Meteor Explodes Over US With Force Equal To 300 Tonnes Of TNT, NASA Confirms

According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), it was a "widely felt sonic boom from a suspected bolide".

Meteor Explodes Over US with Blast Equivalent to 300 Tonnes TNT

Area residents were alarmed by the unexpected loud booms, with social media users reporting they were so powerful that houses were shaking