Fireball over Beijing

2026, November 6. China, over Beijing. Long Duration Fireball. Time: 18:31 (10:31UT). A spectacular fireball meteor illuminated the night briefly making the night look as bright as day. According to observations from the Beijing Planetarium and local space monitors, the exceptionally bright bolide flashed multiple colors, including brilliant blue and yellow, and was reportedly accompanied by a loud sonic boom. Fragmentation at the end of its flight was recorded in the sky over Beijing and neighboring regions of Northern China, including the city of Shijiazhuang (Hebei Province). In addition, numerous witness reports came in from the provinces of Shandong and Jiangsu. Recording of audio obtained. Trajectory data to follow.

Meteor explodes over coastal Libya

2026, October 4. Libya, Tripoli and parts of the NW of the country. Large Fireball/Terminal Airburst and Shock Wave/Possible Meteorite Fall. Time: 22:28:36 LT (20:28:36 UTC). The fireball travelled primarily over land along the northwestern coast, straddling the interface between the Mediterranean Sea and the Libyan mainland. Visible across Tripoli and neighbouring coastal towns in northwestern Libya, it moved along a near-horizontal trajectory above regions including Ain Zara. Duration: +6 seconds. Inside and outside the capital, people confirmed they had already seen the illuminated object before some heard the loud explosion that shook houses. Residents across land-based suburbs reported shaking walls, rattling doors, and an intense acoustic thud shortly after the optical burst. This suggests the meteor produced a delayed sonic boom and didn't produce electrophonic sound during entry.

Meteor creates loud sonic boom in Victoria, Australia

2026, October 2. At 03:57 LT (17:57 UTC, 1 Oct), residents across Victoria’s Wimmera region witnessed a striking fireball event. A meteor displaying a distinctive green streak swept through the predawn sky in a southeasterly direction, visible for approximately 2 to 3 seconds before disintegrating. Several minutes after the light display, a heavy delayed shock wave rolled across the region. The sonic boom rattled windows, shook houses, and woke sleeping residents across multiple townships, including Minyip, Horsham, Pimpinio, Dimboola, Warracknabeal, and Haven. Witnesses described the acoustic force as a sudden loud boom, resembling heavy thunder, a sudden explosion, or the impact of a massive tree falling. Initial monitoring indicates that the meteor did not produce detectable Very Low Frequency (VLF) radio emissions during atmospheric entry, meaning the reported physical effects and audible noise were strictly driven by the delayed atmospheric shock wave (airburst). Likely origins: October 2 marks the precise opening night of the annual Orionid meteor shower activity window (which runs from October 2 through early November). While most Orionids are small dust particles, the parent stream (Halley's Comet) is known for fast-moving debris (66 km/s) capable of producing glowing green trains and bright fireballs. See post on 24th September titled (Meteor detonates over Tasman Sea west of New Zealand).

Update: A second meteor report 19 hours after the above event. 2026, October 2. South Australia, South of Kangaroo Island. Fireball. Time: 22:59. Due to remote location no reports of sound.

Also: 2026, October 2. New Zealand, off the coast of central / lower North Island, roughly east of Hasting. Daytime fireball. Time: around 1:45pm. No reports of a sonic boom. Information gained from Fireballs Aotearoa

IMO still down after cyber attack. 

The Great Quiet – 1959 to 1963

Sonic booms, large meteors, and fireballs—alongside corresponding mass cetacean strandings—had been documented regularly since modern Australian and New Zealand observation records began. Following an atmospheric entry event off the coast of New Zealand in March 1959, a significant multi-year hiatus occurred. For over four years, no major bolide events were recorded across the region. Concurrently, historical archives record no mass whale strandings in Australia or New Zealand during this interval.

After 1,585 days, this period ended on July 24, 1963, when a major fireball detonated over the Great Australian Bight. The acoustic shockwave was recorded across a vast distance, producing a detonation loud enough to be heard in Port Lincoln, over 100 km away, where observers likened the sudden acoustic impact to an exploding stove.

Simultaneously, observers at Eucla, Western Australia—over 700 km to the west—reported a luminous object larger than the sun descending toward the ocean, with local fishermen reporting an offshore marine impact. Two weeks later, a mass stranding of 59 False Killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens) was discovered approximately 9 km east of Eucla. The 1,585-day quiet period had officially concluded.

Meteor detonates over Tasman Sea west of New Zealand

2026, September 23. New Zealand, North Island, Tasman Sea. Large Fireball. Sonic Boom. Time: 22.57. Duration: 5 seconds. Big cracking sound. If this was heard from Waitara, 83 km away, it must have exploded with high energy output. Sonic Boom / Delayed Rumbles: Primary reports confirm a delayed sonic boom and low-frequency rolling rumbles reported across regional Taranaki (including around Kaponga and near Mount Taranaki) and extending toward parts of the western Waikato. Consistent with an atmospheric shockwave generated high in the stratosphere over the ocean/coastal edge, witnesses who experienced the visual flash noted the acoustic boom arrived approx. 1.5 to 3 minutes later, indicating an explosive airburst at an altitude of roughly 30–50 km. Cetacean effects: This is not a good location for a large meteor to explode (Cook Strait entry point). East of the Taranaki Bight; any meteorites would be in the sea. People across the South and upper North Island reported seeing the object, including from Auckland and parts of the Waikato. Witnesses described a brilliant green, yellow or orange light, with some reporting a glowing trail and a flash that briefly illuminated the surrounding sky. Below is a preliminary trajectory to represent where it was located. Once again, I'll update as more data becomes available. 

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. Entered the atmosphere over Molucca Sea. 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. It's overland; however, I am in a data blind at the moment, so it's better to be cautious. 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 and Molucca 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.

Network detects 15 fireballs in a day

Note: For the next two weeks, IMO is down due to a cyberattack.

2026, September 9. USA, across Southern Maryland. Fireball. Time: around 2:38 a.m. Reports coming in from Prince Frederick, Accokeek and communities well beyond the region. Seen in Northern Virginia, Washington D.C, Bristow, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York. Colour: bright green or green-and-white. Sonic boom: Described as an explosion, gunshot or boom. Residents reported hearing the shockwave at around 2:40 a.m., shortly after the flash was seen. Spaceweather.com reported that NASA’s network detected 15 fireballs nationwide on September. 8.

2026, September 8. Queensland SW, Quilpie, Cooper Corner. Fireball. Lit up the entire sky and the ground like daylight. Sonic Boom: Light rumble heard after half a minute. Time: 20:02:47. Seen in locations over 1000km apart. Emerald 534 km NE of Quilpie and at Winton 480km north of Quilpie. Colour: green/ orange. Seen at Charleville Cosmos Centre, Longreach and Birdsville.  

Meteor Airburst over Pacific

2026, August 15. Pacific Ocean, 2000km SW of Mexico. Airburst. Time: 07:32:40UT. Coordinates: (4.0N;115.4W). Altitude: 37.0km. Velocity Components: NA. Energy: e = 3.9e10; -e = 0.13 or 130,000 kg/TNT. This is the nineteenth airburst recorded by NASA this year. Ratio 2025:2026 = 25:19.

Update on Washington meteor airburst: 2026, August 14. Airburst. Time: 07:48:36. Coordinates: (47.7N;119.4W). Altitude: 30.0km. Velocity Components: vx = 5.2; vy = 22.3; vz = 0.2. Energy: e = 3.8e10, -e = 0.13 or 130,000 kg/TNT. Horizontal Velocity Component: 22.8983 km/s. Entry Angle (Horizontal): 0.50 degrees (An exceptionally shallow, near-grazing trajectory). Zenith Angle: 89.50 degrees. Horizontal Heading / Bearing Angle (If vy represents North and vx represents East, this heading corresponds to an azimuth of approximately 13.13 degrees East of North).

Overland fireball explosion delivers data on meteor airbursts

2026, August 14. USA, Washington. Fireball. Overland. Not linked to the Perseids meteor shower. Sonic boom. Delayed sound propagated over 100km from event with concurrent signature exceeding double that distance. Time: around 07:47 UT.00:48. Travelling north. Seen in British Columbia, Oregon, Washington. Multiple fragmented events throughout the entry, with a highly possible meteorite fall. The sound also registered on infrasound instruments at Washington volcanoes, including Glacier Peak, Mount Rainier, Mount Adams and Mount St. Helens. Witness accounts included statements such as: The loudest thunder you’ve ever heard, was about 1.5-2 minutes delayed, two almost distinct claps, slightly vibrating windows, a loud boom that shook house about 30 seconds after we saw the light, it scared me and we just had a huge thunderstorm last night that wasn’t nearly as loud, Boom, thunder like sound followed by ground shaking, Low booming noise lasting roughly 5 seconds. Sounded like a whoosh & then a big boom. The impact was marked immediately by a bright white-blue flash across the whole sky, followed 4 minutes later by a dense, deep thud that felt like a shockwave had hit the whole house. I heard a fairly loud pop and a crackle. A deep thud around 1 minute from its sighting. Kind of a hum or buzzing.

Update: Preliminary NASA data: Illuminating phase was 77 to 45 km above the ground, entry speed: 14.5 km/s, average meteoroid diameter: 40 cm, initial weight: 77 kg, energy of the explosion:10,000 kg/TNT, meteorite fall - radar signs indicate that small fragments have reached the ground.

Credit: U.S. Geological Survey Instruments at Glacier Peak, Mount Rainier, Mount Adams, Mount Hood and Mount St. Helens capture infrasound signals.

Sonic Boom created by fireball in New Zealand

On the 26th, a large fireball was witnessed offshore of Christchurch that was seen over a large region. I wasn't overly concerned; however, this evening a second large fireball has created an extensive shockwave throughout the atmosphere. A Marine Animal Disturbance Alert should be noted for the region until further information is obtained. As with many coastal meteors, they can be harder to read in terms of their effects on the marine environment.

Preliminary Data: 2026, July 28. New Zealand, Lower North Island/Cook Strait. Time: 22:26:10. Filmed from Toatoa, rural Ōpōtiki (Bay of Plenty). Seen from regions: Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Canterbury, Hawke's Bay, Manawatū-Whanganui, Marlborough, Taranaki, Tasman, Wellington, Taranaki, Opiki. Kapiti. Sonic Boom: Sound generated in concurrent and delayed forms from two extensive explosions when meteor fragmented. At Wairarapa, there were reports of animal disturbance, including livestock and domestic animals. It flew right over Manakau, and then, about 2mins later, a loud, low rumble disturbed all the birds. Multiple Reports: Sounded like an earthquake, but there was no tremor. Animals outside went crazy. Cows across the road were going nuts. Multiple booms echoing off the hills. Sounded like thunder. Explosion was crazy!! Huge explosion/ rumble after. Sound was loud and went on for a while. Popping sounds amid the rumblings as well. Heard at Masterton, Gladstone, Eketahuna, Ōtaki,

There will be numerous reports from this event. The trajectory is not fully understood yet. 

2026, July 26. New Zealand, South Island, East of Christchurch over Southern Ocean. Fireball. Time: 17:51NZST, 05:49UT. Duration: 5+ seconds. Travelling south. It appears that the object fell over the sea off the East coast of Canterbury/Christchurch about 70 km offshore. Seen at Ormondville in North Island and Dunedin in South Island over 800km apart. Regions: Canterbury, Manawatū-Whanganui, Otago, Wellington. Witness on commercial flight: “Was spotted by our flight crew on approach into CHC this evening and left an ionized trail behind it for 5 seconds or so. Due to its remote sea location, no sonic boom was reported.

Update 20260730: Another fireball over the coast travelling towards the Tasman Sea. 2026, July 29. New Zealand, North Island, Auckland. Time: 20:37NZST, 08:37 UT. Travelling east. Seen in Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Hawke's Bay, Manawatū-Whanganui, Northland, Taranaki, Waikato.

Second mass stranding at Cape Cod, third in region

2026, July 13. USA, Massachusetts, Cape Cod, specifically spanning the shallow flats between First Encounter Beach in Eastham and Ellis Landing/First Light Beach in Brewster. A mass stranding of approximately 34 bottlenose dolphins. Six died before a rescue team arrived, with the others refloated on the incoming tide. Similarities to the 2024 Event: On 2024, June 28. A mass stranding of approximately 146 Atlantic white-sided dolphins, considered a more strictly offshore, pelagic species. This event occurred exactly 20 days after the June 8 fireball that entered the atmosphere over Georges Bank east of Nantucket Island.

Also: 2026, July 11. Indonesia, Java, Bekasi. Fireball. Time: 21:22:35 WIB. Trajectory initiated over the Java Sea, crossing southeast over parts of Java Island (including Bekasi, Majalengka, Nagreg, Tasikmalaya, and Yogyakarta). The meteor continued to move southeast until it lost its speed, possibly ending in the Indian Ocean, south of East Java or Bali. Sonic Boom: The eastern part of West Java, some residents of Cirebon and Kuningan reported hearing a booming sound shortly after the meteor passed. The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) estimate the trajectory concluded with an airburst deceleration or impact over the Indian Ocean, south of East Java or Bali.

Meteor Airburst over NE China

2026, May 21. China, Heilongjiang, Shuangyashan, Baoqing County, Dongxing Town. Airburst. Time: 02:15:51UT. Coordinates: (46.6N;133.1E). Altitude: 31.5km. Velocity Components: vx =14.4; vy = -6.5; vz = 1.0. Absolute Velocity: 15.83 km/s. Angle of Entry: 3.62° relative to the horizontal plane. Note on the trajectory: Because the vertical component (v_z = 1.0) is very small compared to the horizontal speed (15.80 km/s), this meteor entered at an incredibly shallow, skimming angle—essentially a "grazing" fireball entry. Energy: 3.5e10, -e = 0.12 or 120,000 kg/TNT. Even though overland, I'm watching this region since the Arafura Sea meteoroid entry, and recent fireball entries over the Tasman Sea - see posts below. 

Meteorite strikes house in USA

2026, March 21. USA, Texas, west Houston. Fireball/Meteorite Impact. Sonic Boom, concurrent and delayed. “Three phase sound, loud, rumbling, loud”. Estimated to be 3 feet in diameter and weighed about a ton. Doppler weather radar picked up the meteorite fall, between Willowbrook and Northgate Crossing, which is about a 60 km wide strewn field. It was seen south at Rockport and N to Fort Worth 500km apart. People across a wide area heard and felt it. Time: around 4:45pm. Appeared 49 miles above Stagecoach, NW of Houston. It moved SE at 35,000 miles an hour. It broke apart 29miles above Bammel, just west of Cyprus Station. Residents from Houston to Katy to Fulshear described a loud explosion, a bright flash, and in some cases a slight shake. A large stone crashed through the roof of a womans house in Ponderosa following meteor. More than 100 eyewitnesses from northwest Houston to Austin. They described it as a loud, thunderclap-like sound and a powerful streak of light falling through the sky.

Meteor Airburst in USA

The size, energy yield, altitude and sonic boom data will be incredibly valuable to my whale stranding research.

2026, March 17. USA, Ohio, Cleveland, Lake Erie. Airburst. Coordinates: (41.2N, 82.0W). Time: around 08:56 AM local time. Diameter: roughly 6 feet in diameter and weighing about 7 tons. Altitude: 45km. Velocity: 14.91 km/s. Energy: e = 12.6e10, -e = 0.37 or 370,000 kg/TNT. Fourth airburst of the year recorded by NASA. The meteor was first visible at an altitude of 50 miles above Lake Erie, off the beaches of Lorain in northern Ohio, the agency said. Trajectory: SSE at 53,693 km/h. Seen in Canada, Pennsylvania, Virginia. It was seen as far south as North Carolina, north in St. Ignace, Minnesota, west in Freeport, Illinois. Sonic Boom heard over a wide region. Concurrent and delayed sound. The initial explosion was followed by echos that lasted 12+ seconds. At Sandusky, Ohio, 93km to the origin it was seen at 8:56:41 and heard at 9:01:25 am. This calculates to 4 minutes and 44 seconds. Rough estimate based on -5 Degrees Celsius, average temp and ameteur speed of sound calculations. A witness from 182 km to the east: “I heard an initial boom, and a secondary "boom/woosh" about 3 seconds later”. “It sounded like a sonic boom from a jet. Louder than I’d imagine”. “The sonic boom came first then the whole house shook violently”. There are reports the explosion was heard as far way as New York 650 km to the east. Meteorite Recovery: The debris area where a search for meteorites will likely commence is between Medina, OH and Wadsworth, Ohio along Wadsworth Rd.near River Styx Park. Also could be some fragments between Chippewa Lake and Ganger... all in Medina County, Ohio. 

2014: The impacts the world didn't notice and the cetacean strandings that followed

2014: The Honduras-Nicaragua Meteor-Stranding Corridor.

The year 2014 provides some of the most compelling evidence for the theory that meteor airbursts and fragmenting bolides act as a primary catalyst for mass cetacean strandings. In the Caribbean-Central American corridor, we see a distinct "acoustic shadow" effect where high-energy atmospheric events are followed—often within days—by the disorientation of deep-diving species. There was no better evidence of activity in the region than what happened on September 6 when a meteor struck Honduras leaving an impact crater. Observers in Panama and Costa Rica (Honduras' neighbours) were part of a global monitoring team that recorded bright bolides during this window. 2014 was a year of "unusual mortality" across the Northern Gulf and Caribbean, often peaking in the months of May and July.

January 2, 2014: Asteroid 2014 AA Impact. The first asteroid discovered that year impacted the atmosphere only 21 hours after detection. Infrasound stations across the Caribbean and Atlantic basin (Bermuda, Brazil and Bolivia) recorded the atmospheric pressure wave, placing the impact over the Atlantic/Caribbean basin.

The April "Dual Bolide" and the Deep-Diver Emergence. "Honduras-Nicaragua Fireball". The activity began in earnest between April 5–7, 2014. A massive bolide, described by witnesses as a "sky divided by fire" with red and green flashes, crossed the Honduran interior toward the Caribbean coast, primarily Olancho and El Paraíso, but visible across the northern and eastern corridors. The Dual Bolide, resulted in a powerful "estruendo" (sonic boom). The Permanent Contingency Commission of Honduras (COPECO) and astronomers from the National Autonomous University of Honduras (UNAH) launched a field expedition to search for impact sites near Trojes, El Paraíso, after residents reported ground tremors and a "bomb-like" blast.

May 9 & May 23–24, 2014: The Camelopardalid Shower Window. May 9: A date aligning with erratic fireball activity reported along the Central American coast. May 23: Peak of the Camelopardalids (Comet 209P/LINEAR). Produced high-intensity fireballs across the Western Hemisphere. May–June 2014: Deep-Diver Surge (Caribbean Coast). Within weeks of this low-altitude airburst, the region saw its first-ever published accounts of Dwarf Sperm Whales (Kogia sima) and Cuvier’s Beaked Whales (Ziphius cavirostris) in the shallow coastal waters of the Honduras-Nicaragua corridor. These deep-divers are notoriously sensitive to the low-frequency infrasound produced by such airbursts.

The July 7 "Tela Window" and the Utila Stranding. One of the tightest correlations in the 2014 data occurred in July, centered near Tela, Honduras. On July 7, 2014: Reports of luminous phenomena and mysterious atmospheric booms over the Caribbean coast, likely debris from the approaching Asteroid 2014 RC system. On July 12, (The 5-Day Lag): Exactly five days after the "Tela Window," a rare False Killer Whale (Pseudorca crassidens) calf stranded on the beach in Utila (only 35km from Tela). The arrival of an oceanic, pelagic species in the shallow Bay Islands is a textbook indicator of navigational failure following an atmospheric acoustic event. July: "Unusual Mortality Event" (UME) for the wider Caribbean and Gulf region. “Fireball Fever” grips Honduras.

The September 6. Managua Meteor Impact: Physical Proof (see Image). On September 6–7, 2014, the theory moved from observation to physical evidence. The Event: At 11:05 PM, a massive "dark airburst" (an impact without a visible fireball) struck near the Managua airport, leaving a 12-meter (39-foot) wide crater. While a physical crater was formed, there was no visible fireball reported, leading scientists to believe it was a "dark" airburst or a high-velocity impactor that arrived from a sunward direction. The Aftermath: This event, occurring just 13 hours before the close pass of Asteroid 2014 RC, was followed by a significant surge of strandings along the Mosquitia coast (the border region of Honduras and Nicaragua). Pelagic species like Spinner and Pantropical Spotted Dolphins began appearing in coastal mudflats—environments they usually avoid at all costs.

The November Blue Whale. The 2014 sequence culminated on November 17, 2014, with the rare stranding of an 18.5-meter Blue Whale on Popoyo Beach, Nicaragua. The juvenile is one of the rarest stranding events in the region’s history. Blue whales are highly reliant on the exact low-frequency ranges produced by bolide infrasound. Blue whales communicate and navigate using the exact low-frequency ranges generated by large bolide entries. The repeated atmospheric pounding of the region throughout the summer and autumn likely created a "disorientation trap" that even the largest creatures on Earth could not escape.

“A Fairly Large Meteor” in Indonesia.

On Sunday evening, October 5, 2025, a large meteor entered Earth’s atmosphere near Cirebon, West Java. It created a bright fireball and a loud explosion that startled residents across Kuningan and Cirebon. The meteor came in over land from the SW to NE direction. The meteor crashed into the Java Sea between 6:35 PM and 6:39 PM local time. BRIN astronomer Thomas Djamaluddin confirmed the event, explaining the boom was caused by a shockwave as the meteor descended through the atmosphere. It was heard over an area of 700 (km²). BMKG’s seismic sensors detected ground vibrations at the same time. The explosion/boom was also detected at the Public Sonic Boom Observation Station in Bali 700 km away. Residents, especially in Lemahabang, reported seeing the fireball and hearing the blast, which posed no danger. It was described as a "Fairly large meteor". A Marine Animal Disturbance Alert should be noted for the coastal regions of West, Central and associated islands of Java, Indonesia, between Jakarta and Semarang in the Java Sea.

(Beritasatu.com)

Airburst near Atlanta

2025, June 26. USA, Georgia, east of Blacksville and 50km SSE of Atlanta. Medium Airburst. Coordinates: (33.4N, 84.1W). Seen as far north as Cleveland in Ohio over 900km away. Altitude: 32.6 km. Energy: e = 17, -e = 48 or 480,000 kg/TNT. Sound: Had delayed and concurrent properties. Between 12:15 and 12:30 p.m. Eastern time, more than 100 reports of a possible fireball were submitted to the American Meteor Society website from Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee.

Update: A meteor fragment has hit a house (crashed through the roof and floor). Tremor felt.

GOES-19, a NOAA satellite.  

Also 2025, June 25. Western Australia, Indian Ocean. Meteor. Approximately 260km south of Hamelin Bay. Velocity: 55.2 km/s. Duration: 2.52 sec. Coordinates: LLB: (-36.57, 114.61), LLE: ( -37.56, 113.67). Height: 114.58 to 99.71 km. Time: 16:33. A Marine Animal Disturbance Alert should still be noted for this region, even though it would be extremely unlucky to have a cetacean stranding. The meteors over the last two weeks are not large, just moderately consistent. 

The night I was woken by a meteor

I've wanted to describe this for a while, and after a little vibration in my town today, I thought I would describe what happened many years ago. It's just a report in my files. I never really thought any of these events would have included a personal account.

1992, August, Between 16 – 20. Netherlands. This incident happened while I was overseas in the Netherlands between June 24 and September 19. I was living in the city of Drachten 35 km from the coast. I was in bed when the tremor occurred waking me up when a window abruptly shut after the lock jumped off its track. I felt giddy when trying to get to my feet as the room shook for approximately ten seconds. At the time, authorities initially thought it was an earthquake in the North Sea. The meteor had electrophonic properties and was an Airburst from a meteor. 

News Report: “Dutch province shaken. Frightened rural residents were running out of their homes during the night. Northern Frisian province residents reported their houses swaying, flowerpots falling off ledges and tumbling tableware. No personal injury. Several people said they saw a yellowish-red fireball streaking down through the night sky about 10.30pm. While seismic equipment suggested the tremors were caused by sound waves resulting from an explosion above or below ground, none of the callers reported hearing a bang (Electrophonic Meteor caused heavy vibration). Equally confounding was that all the calls came from a clearly defined area about 50km wide in the south-western corner of the province. Data picked up by ground stations did not suggest a meteoric trajectory. Yet after ruling out an underwater explosion, sonic boom, military test, and tectonic plate activity, the scientist conceded a meteorite was the only half-way plausible explanation left.”

Third airburst in Mexico region Updated 20250604

An airburst over land in Mexico brings the tally to three in just over 6 months. The cumulative energy released is 6.8 kt or 6,800,000 kg/TNT. The other two occurred over the Pacific Ocean. This meteor activity has profoundly affected cetacean activity in the region, with its ramifications felt north along the USA west coast. 

2025, May 31. Mexico, Hidalgo State, Xiliapa. Airburst. Coordinates: (98.8 W, 21.1 N). Time: 23:06. Energy: e = 38.6, -e = 1 or 1,000,000 kg/TNT. Altitude: 47.3 km. Velocity: 17.8 km/sec.  

Also: 

2025, May 29. USA, Oregon, Cachalot (sperm whale). Adult male, measured approximately 53 ft long. Cause of death: It appears to have been due to a pre-mortem vessel strike interaction.

2025, June 1. UK, Cleethorpes. Dead dolphin.

2025, June 1. UK, Cleveleys beach. A dead porpoise. It’s the latest porpoise to wash up on a Fylde coast beach in recent months, with others discovered on beaches in Fleetwood and Blackpool.

2025, June 2. USA, Massachusetts, Cape Cod Bay. Fireball. Time: 20:07EDT Seen in Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey and Rhode Island. A Marine Animal Disturbance Alert should be noted for this region due to historical data showing it as a cetacean stranding hotspot. Update: Cancel Alert due to information suggesting this event was above the inland coast, not water. 

Meteor airburst shows how devastating they can be when they occur over the ocean

Small Airburst in Australia. It's incredible to think that it was only 82,000 kg/TNT. What if it had been in the millions, or even just in the hundreds of thousands? Then imagine this over water and above cetaceans. The one off the coast of Mexico on March 27 was 2.4 million kg/TNT. 

2025, April 21. Australia, New South Wales, near Queensland border at the Gibraltar Nature Reserve. Airburst. Coordinates: (29.1 South, 151.6 East). Travelling NW or NNW was seen from Melbourne in Victoria to Bundaberg in Queensland, over 1600 km apart. Colour: Blue-Green. Energy: e = 2.3 × ^10j. -e = 0.082 or 82,000 kg/TNT. Altitude: 41km. Velocity: NA. Time: 09:27 UT, 19:23 AEST. The sound had delayed and concurrent properties. The sonic boom was heard at Stanthorpe (NSW) 58km away and was described as “a massive boom”. At Sandy Flat, houses were shaken shortly after the meteor exploded. A witness stated they, “saw the flash from lounge room window and shortly after heard a big bang, shaking the house like bad thunder”. 

The trajectory in the map below is preliminary.