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Posted: Wed Mar 1, 2023 4:23pm
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Anyone know what the bang and shudder was this afternoon around 15.45. I think it was a quake but I'm guessing.

Posted: Wed Mar 1, 2023 4:36pm

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Posted: Wed Mar 1, 2023 4:36pm

Gerard wrote on Wed Mar 1, 2023 4:23pm:

Anyone know what the bang and shudder was this afternoon around 15.45. I think it was a quake but I'm guessing.

It seems to have been 2 sonic booms. TRiyng to confirm but it has been heard in a few areas around Almeria 

https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/de/erdbeben/erdbeben-info/7429976/quake-felt-Mar-1-2023-Near-Almeria-Andalucia-Spain.html

Posted: Wed Mar 1, 2023 4:47pm

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Posted: Wed Mar 1, 2023 4:47pm

Airtaine wrote on Wed Mar 1, 2023 4:36pm:

It seems to have been 2 sonic booms. TRiyng to confirm but it has been heard in a few areas around Almeria 

https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/de/erdbeben/erdbeben-info/7429976/quake-felt-Mar-1-2023-Near-Almeria-Andalucia-Spain.html

Thanks for the information. I'll look out for any further updates.

Posted: Thu Mar 2, 2023 1:02pm

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Posted: Thu Mar 2, 2023 1:02pm

Airtaine wrote on Wed Mar 1, 2023 4:36pm:

It seems to have been 2 sonic booms. TRiyng to confirm but it has been heard in a few areas around Almeria 

https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/de/erdbeben/erdbeben-info/7429976/quake-felt-Mar-1-2023-Near-Almeria-Andalucia-Spain.html

Hi. 

    Well it  sure was loud here in Turre  the  dogs went crazy.

leon

Posted: Thu Mar 2, 2023 1:58pm

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Posted: Thu Mar 2, 2023 1:58pm

Leon wrote on Thu Mar 2, 2023 1:02pm:

Hi. 

    Well it  sure was loud here in Turre  the  dogs went crazy.

 

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From what I can understand it was two sonic booms as well - no idea what caused them

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Posted: Thu Mar 2, 2023 4:05pm

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Posted: Thu Mar 2, 2023 4:05pm

DarioMartin wrote on Thu Mar 2, 2023 1:58pm:

From what I can understand it was two sonic booms as well - no idea what caused them

Just found out it was the Spanish Airforce with 2 jets going through the sound barrier

Posted: Thu Mar 2, 2023 5:16pm

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Posted: Thu Mar 2, 2023 5:16pm

Gerard wrote on Thu Mar 2, 2023 4:05pm:

Just found out it was the Spanish Airforce with 2 jets going through the sound barrier

Yea seems that there out again today with there new cool toys 

Posted: Thu Mar 2, 2023 5:31pm

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Posted: Thu Mar 2, 2023 5:31pm

Wasn’t there a moratorium on going supersonic over land?

Posted: Fri Mar 3, 2023 12:11pm

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Posted: Fri Mar 3, 2023 12:11pm

DarioMartin wrote on Thu Mar 2, 2023 5:31pm:

Wasn’t there a moratorium on going supersonic over land?

I know in England they had to be 50 miles out at sea but i don't know the ruling here.

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Posted: Mon Mar 6, 2023 8:06am

Hi.   It was a sonic boom from military jets.

Nothing to worry about 

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