Large Fireball shakes houses in Indonesia

2026, September 12. Indonesia, Sulawesi. Fireball. Time: 00:14LT. Duration: 4+ seconds. Sonic Boom reported at locations over 350km apart. Heard as an explosion in Gorontalo, Maelang, Manado, Palele, Batudaa Pantai. Tremor felt with houses shaken. It fell towards the sea North of Bolaang Mongondow (Boltara). Trajectory and including updates to follow. A recorded audio track from Tomohon, North Sulawesi, captures a distinct whooshing sound lasting about ten seconds. This plays almost identical to one in a previous post but is longer. Witness: “Moments after the optical flash, a heavy rumbling and sharp explosion sound (dentuman keras) shook windows and structures.”

Due to the electophonic properties of this entry, a Marine Animal Disturbance Alert should be noted for the region. Given the 350+ km shockwave radius coupled with the 10-second electrophonic audio signature, the peak fragmentation likely occurred at an altitude between 25 and 45 km, dissipating the bulk of its kinetic energy over the marine boundary of the Celebes Sea.

Observation: Eyewitnesses across Gorontalo and surrounding North Sulawesi areas observed a fast-moving, intensely bright luminous body (benda bercahaya) streaking across the sky. Acoustic Signature: A strong sonic boom/explosion sound was heard shortly after the passage, causing widespread speculation among locals that an atmospheric airburst or impact occurred, likely over the mountains of North Gorontalo / Bobungayon area.

Official Status: Indonesia’s Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) acknowledged the light flash and shockwave reports and is actively gathering observational and seismic data to verify whether the acoustic event was a high-altitude meteor airburst/fireball. No official ground-recovery or impact site has been confirmed yet by authorities.

Meteor Airburst off Coast of Massachusetts, over Cape Cod bay

2026, May 30. USA, Massachusetts, over Cape cod bay. Large Meteor/Airburst. Time: 14:11 p.m Eastern Time, 18:06: 17 UTC. Tremor and sonic boom. Acoustic Signal: The fragmentation produced a massive, dual-reverberating sonic boom/shockwave that shook homes, rattled windows, and triggered minor ground tremors felt from southern New Hampshire, down through the Boston metro area, across Cape Cod, and into Rhode Island. Ground witnesses reported a low, rolling rumble lasting anywhere from 4 to 20 seconds. Dozens of people across the Northeast reported seeing the fireball. Sightings stretched across multiple states, including New York, Maine, Pennsylvania, Vermont, New Hampshire, and also Canada (Toronto to east coast). Concurrent and delayed sound heard. A loud double sonic boom was reported and was heard and felt across Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. In Newbury, the fire department said their communication center had received a number of calls from concerned residents who reported witnessing a significant geological-type activity. Some people thought trees fell on their houses, saying their homes shook. Others said their dogs were going wild, and they watched for lightning but never saw any. Many said that it scared them, that they'd never heard anything like it. Satellite lightning data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration showed a signature consistent with a meteor around the same time the boom was reported. No earthquake reported by USGS. At the moment, reports have the object travelling ESE.  

Will update this post.

Update 20260501. Coordinates: (41°52'39.1"N, 70°21'08.6"W). Altitude: 32.0km. Energy: e = 11e10, -e = 0.33 or 330,000 kg/TNT. Velocity components NA. Tremor and sonic boom – 2 pressure pulses over 4 seconds. Weather Radar picked up a dust cloud at 20km, a second at 15km, and a third, the largest, at 1200 meters above the water. If meteorites fell, they would be located at a depth of 18 to 30 meters.

Update June 2. -e = 1.1kt. If correct, this was no small rock, even if it was at a steep angle of entry.

I will try to secure a clearer image

Image: NOAA

Mediterranean February 12 Sonic Boom update

2026, February 12. Spain, Balearic Islands. Residents across Mallorca, Menorca, and parts of the Spanish mainland reported hearing and feeling loud "sonic booms" and window-rattling vibrations. While local weather services (AEMET) confirmed a major storm ("Squall Nils") was impacting the region with 90 km/h winds, the specific acoustic shocks were inconsistent with standard thunder or wind gusts. February 13–15, 2026: No military exercises were scheduled in the Balearic Sea for this period. Inquiries to the Spanish Air Force regarding supersonic flights yielded no confirmation of activity. Seismic Data: A seismic station at Isla Plana, Murcia (on the coast facing the Balearic Sea) recorded an event at 10:05 AM. Magnitude: 3.2. Energy Yield: Approximately 4 x 10^9 joules (equivalent to roughly 1 ton of TNT). The depth was logged as 0 km, which is a classic indicator of an atmospheric source (like an airburst) rather than a tectonic earthquake. The "Non-Earthquake" Signature: Local reports across Mallorca and Menorca described "window-rattling" and "concussive" vibrations. Since the seismic sensors recorded this energy as an N-wave (a pressure front pushing on the ground), it confirms the shock originated in the air.

Mass stranding of Cachalots in Japan

2025, July 29. Japan, Tateyama City, Chiba Prefecture, Eastern Japan. A mass stranding of four Cachalots (sperm whales). Contrary to reports on social media, the whales came ashore before the earthquake. A woman walking her dog located the whales, and the first phone call to police was made around 1800, 14.5 hours before the earthquake. See: July 21 Fireball, over Kouzushima Island in the Izu Islands 110km SW of the stranding. Will update further fireball data and images. 

Meteor in New Zealand and dead Pygmy whale in Mexico. Update: Meteor 16:00 N.Z. Update: 17:00 North Sea

Update: Second significant fireball event in New Zealand since the March 13 meteor impact. This event could produce marine animal disturbance.

Local time: 6:35. See the image below. Explosion, shockwave and tremor. It was seen, heard and felt over a distance of 500km.

“It felt like an earthquake, followed by a shockwave”, “I didn’t see the fireball - but felt the explosion and shockwave, it was the loudest explosion we have ever heard, felt the earth move … and there was a sudden weird wind momentarily straight after the event.”  

Meteor shoots across New Zealand skies, sparks Fireballs Aotearoa plea for footage - NZ Herald

Laurie Jane Palmer captured the smoke trail from the meteor above Ōtaki on the Kapiti Coast last night. Photo / Laurie Jane Painter via Facebook  

2024, March 29. New Zealand, Manawatū-Whanganui, Marlborough, Taranaki, Waikato and Wellington. Time 05:42 UT. North Island, west coast, travelling west. The object fragmented and there was a report of a sonic boom.

American Meteor Society (amsmeteors.org)

Map – Fireballs Aotearoa

Update: 2024, March 27. England and Scotland. North Sea. Large Meteor. Time: Around 23:19 UT. Traveling S.W.

2024, March 28. Mexico, Cancun Beach. Pygmy sperm whale strands and dies.