Meteor explodes over northeastern USA and shakes buildings across multiple states

On Saturday, residents of the northeastern USA heard powerful explosions that shook buildings. It turned out that a meteor approximately one meter in diameter entered the atmosphere near the Massachusetts and New Hampshire border.

On Saturday, loud explosions rang out across the northeastern USA, shaking buildings and leaving residents wondering what had occurred. Police and authorities immediately began investigating numerous reports of loud noises heard across multiple states.

It later emerged that the cause was a meteor that entered Earth's atmosphere near the border between Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The cosmic rock was approximately one meter in diameter, which is large enough to produce a bright fireball in the atmosphere and a shock wave that people on the ground could feel.

Such events, where a meteor explodes as it enters the atmosphere or produces what is known as a fireball that creates an audible sound, are not everyday occurrences, but they are not extremely rare either. Most such cosmic rocks burn up completely in the atmosphere and never reach the ground.