{"id":388561,"date":"2022-01-02T08:21:50","date_gmt":"2022-01-02T05:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/exploding-meteor-blamed-for-ground-shaking-loud-boom-in-pittsburgh\/"},"modified":"2022-01-02T08:21:50","modified_gmt":"2022-01-02T05:21:50","slug":"exploding-meteor-blamed-for-ground-shaking-loud-boom-in-pittsburgh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/exploding-meteor-blamed-for-ground-shaking-loud-boom-in-pittsburgh\/","title":{"rendered":"#Exploding meteor blamed for ground shaking, loud boom in Pittsburgh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Exploding meteor blamed for ground shaking, loud boom in Pittsburgh<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/pittsburgh-meteor.png\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Don\u2019t look up, Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n<p>Officials from the National Weather Service believe that a meteor exploded in the Pittsburgh area on New Year\u2019s Day after residents reported feeling the ground shaking and hearing a massive boom.<\/p>\n<p>Allegheny County officials <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Allegheny_Co\/status\/1477337906914156544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1477337906914156544%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftriblive.com%2Flocal%2Ffox-chapel%2Fit-wasnt-an-earthquake-allegheny-county-officials-say-the-widespread-shaking-loud-boom-was-something-else%2F\">tweeted <\/a>Saturday that county 911 officials had received reports from South Hills and other areas about the disturbance.<\/p>\n<p>NWS could not confirm for certain that a meteor was the case, but data showed a flash in the area that wasn\u2019t lightning around 11:26 a.m. \u2014 around the time residents reported the loud noise and ground trembling. <\/p>\n<p>Residents around suburban Pittsburgh reported feeling their homes shaking and rattling while a loud noise rang out in the region. Jill Tarasi, 42, said she was sitting on her couch in Hampton when the boom hit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt sounded like a house was exploding,\u201d Tarasi, 42 told TribLive. \u201cI have friends from all over saying they heard it, too.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The loud explosion heard over SW PA earlier may have been a meteor explosion.  This GOES-16 GLM Total Optical Energy product shows a flash that was not associated with lightning.  No confirmation, but this is the most likely explanation at this time. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ArtHCEA1RT\">pic.twitter.com\/ArtHCEA1RT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NWS Pittsburgh (@NWSPittsburgh) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NWSPittsburgh\/status\/1477386558239952896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 1, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The NWS called exploding space rocks \u201cthe most likely explanation at this time,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NWSPittsburgh\/status\/1477386558239952896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1477386558239952896%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftriblive.com%2Flocal%2Ffox-chapel%2Fit-wasnt-an-earthquake-allegheny-county-officials-say-the-widespread-shaking-loud-boom-was-something-else%2F\">in a tweet Saturday<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Shannon Hefferan, a meteorologist with the service in Moon Township,<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/triblive.com\/local\/fox-chapel\/it-wasnt-an-earthquake-allegheny-county-officials-say-the-widespread-shaking-loud-boom-was-something-else\/\"> told TribLive<\/a> that a similar event was reported Sept. 17 in Hardy County, West Virginia.\u00a0\n                        <\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Officials from the National Weather Service believe that a meteor exploded in the Pittsburgh area on New Year\u2019s Day after residents reported feeling the ground shaking and hearing a massive boom. 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