Navy: Fighter jets caused sonic booms along New Jersey coast

Dozens of calls to news stations and social media posts came from people who said they felt an earthquake or a sonic boom in the Lowcountry about 12:45 p.m. Tuesday. "The ceiling fan swayed a little bit and the dogs came running out of the back bedroom

Dozens of calls to news stations and social media posts came from people who said they felt an earthquake or a sonic boom in the Lowcountry about 12:45 p.m. Tuesday. "The ceiling fan swayed a little bit and the dogs came running out of the back bedroom

Scientists there and at Columbia University theorized that a sonic boom could be responsible. Nearby military bases were contacted and denied that they were to blame. Police departments — with no good answer for those calling 9-1-1 to say their house 

Turns out the kerfuffle had nothing to do with an earthquake, but was instead spurred by a series of sonic booms from nearby fighter jets. A sonic boom, in addition to being an animated TV series, is the explosive noise caused by the shock wave from an 

Dozens of calls to news stations and social media posts came from people who said they felt an earthquake or a sonic boom in the Lowcountry about 12:45 p.m. Tuesday. "The ceiling fan swayed a little bit and the dogs came running out of the back bedroom