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Fireball Traveling 34,000 MPH Over NYC Caused Loud Boom Heard Across Tristate: NASA Fireball Traveling 34,000 MPH Over NYC Caused Loud Boom Heard Across Tristate: NASA
Fireball Traveling 34,000 MPH Over NYC Caused Loud Boom Heard Across Tristate: NASA The mysterious boom heard and felt across the tristate area may have been caused by a meteor passing through the area, NASA says. Locals reported hearing thunder-like booms and rattling just after 11:20 a.m. Tuesday, July 16.  The USGS ruled out earthquakes, and residents across the tri-state reported witnessing fireballs to the American Meteor Society. After hours of anticipating, NASA confirmed a "daylight fireball" over New York City at 11:17 a.m. Reports filed on the American Meteor Society website permitted "a very crude determination of the trajectory of the meteor," …

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Earthquake? South Jersey Residents Shaken By Loud Rumbling Earthquake? South Jersey Residents Shaken By Loud Rumbling
Earthquake? South Jersey Residents Shaken By Loud Rumbling Residents from Cape May to Gloucester and Ocean counties reported a rumbling sound similar to an earthquake on Friday, Jan. 13. Within the first hour, hundreds of people reported the phenomenon on volcanodiscovery.com. The U.S. Geological Survey reported no signs of seismic activity in New Jersey or neighboring states on Friday afternoon. The internet was abuzz with reaction to what felt like an earthquake.Facebook/ Cape May Live On Cape May Live's Facebook page, Jane Hickman wrote: "At a few minutes after 2 p.m. today, my house shook and I felt and heard rumblings from the direction o…

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by Jon Craig
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'Earthquake'-Like Rumbling Rattles South Jersey, Shaken Residents Take To Twitter 'Earthquake'-Like Rumbling Rattles South Jersey, Shaken Residents Take To Twitter
'Earthquake'-Like Rumbling Rattles South Jersey, Shaken Residents Take To Twitter A rumbling of the earth that was not an earthquake left residents of South Jersey shaken and confused. More than 150 people reported feeling a tremblor starting at 1:22 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 8, according to volcanodiscovery.com, which reports on such events. The website said an “unconfirmed earthquake or seismic-like event,” occurred 18 miles east of South Vineland, Cumberland County. Many people took to social media to report the shaking. Marios Wallace wrote on Twitter: "Friend of mine in Southern New Jersey felt significant shaking, anyone else in Southern NJ feel it, any confirmed earthq…

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by Jon Craig