May 30, 2026
The unsettling boom, rumble and shaking heard and felt across Greater Boston Saturday afternoon may have come from a meteor.
First reports of the sound came at 2:11 p.m. Saturday, according to 1 Degree Outside meteorologist Danielle Noyes. The U.S. Geological Survey did not detect an earthquake at the time, according to Noyes.
There was, however, a flash detected on weather radar in a place where there was no thunder activity. That’s consistent with what’s called a bolide — a meteor that explodes in the atmosphere — said Noyes.
Confirming the exploding space rock isn’t easy, however. An official
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